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Reds main fare at SE coast; anglers await April, May
Anglers at Southport are concentrating mostly on red drum now as that’s the main inshore saltwater fish available. […]
Southeast NC
Events & Announcements
Midlands Public School Shooting Team recognized
Kershaw County is well known as a rural county with plenty of longleaf pines and black jack oaks, but the North Central High School shooting team is aiming to bring the shooting sports to the attention of the county. […]
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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. […]
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Cape Fear’s No. 1 spot for blue cats
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. […]
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Flounder Limits Change
As of this past Monday, Feb. 21, creel and size limits for flounder caught by recreational fishermen in North Carolina waters changed. […]
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MFC reopens striper trawling, commercial netting of specks
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. […]
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Red drum holed up at southeastern bays
With cold weather settled across most of North Carolina, the southeastern corner of the state remains a hot place for red drum fishing. […]
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CCA North Carolina weighs in on striped bass trawls
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. […]
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Oregon Inlet trawls cause second round of striped bass kills
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. […]
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Navy calls truce, ends OLF battle
The U.S. Navy called a Jan. 27 truce in its 10-year battle to build a practice airfield in North Carolina or Virginia. […]