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The Roanoke River winds through several counties and offers plenty of fishing opportunity

Roanoke River open for striper fishing

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30. […]

Ned Connelly nets an American or white shad at Lock and Dam. No. 1. Now he has catfish bait that’ll work well.

Cape Fear’s No. 1 spot for blue cats

Mike Marsh

Jackie Blanchard made a half-circle into the parking lot at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boating-and-picnic area at Lock and Dam No. 1 at King’s Bluff in Bladen County. […]

A flounder in N.C. must now measure 15 inches to be legal to keep

Flounder Limits Change

Jerry Dilsaver

As of this past Monday, Feb. 21, creel and size limits for flounder caught by recreational fishermen in North Carolina waters changed. […]

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission voted to re-open trawling season for striped bass off the North Carolina coast.

MFC reopens striper trawling, commercial netting of specks

Craig Holt

In the wake of two large striped bass kills caused by trawl boats in January and early February, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission nonetheless voted 6-2 on Feb. 11 to allow trawl fishing for stripers. […]

Big red drum are plentiful even in winter at the feeder creeks in bays across from Southport.

Red drum holed up at southeastern bays

Craig Holt

With cold weather settled across most of North Carolina, the southeastern corner of the state remains a hot place for red drum fishing. […]

CCA NC voices concerns for recreational anglers

CCA North Carolina weighs in on striped bass trawls

Jeff Dennis

CCA North Carolina is requesting the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission to completely eliminate trawling as permissible fishing gear for striped bass, the organization has announced. […]

Dead striped bass litter the surface of the Atlantic Ocean Feb. 3 after being killed by trawl boats

Oregon Inlet trawls cause second round of striped bass kills

Craig Holt

For the second time in less than a month, commercial trawl boats last week killed and dumped either (a) hundreds or (b) thousands of dead striped bass off the Outer Banks.
Different reports of the kill total are in disagreement. […]