Southeast NC Archives - Page 48 of 117

Todd Willis of Neuse River Bait & Tackle snuck away from the shop and caught his personal best trout.

Big trout on feeding frenzy in Neuse River area

Lots of speckled trout, including some trophies, have been caught in the Neuse River area lately, especially on soft plastic lures. […]

New River Inlet speckled trout fishing

Craig Holt

Another mild winter means a strong bite for speckled trout anglers from Jacksonville, N.C. to New River Inlet this spring. […]

Al Morris, Jr. (bottom left) caught this 400-pound swordfish after a 4-hour battle out of Atlantic Beach.

Youth angler catches 400-pound swordfish

Brian Cope

On the second drop of the day, Al Morris, Jr. caught a 400-pound swordfish out of Atlantic Beach, N.C. on March 24, 2019 after a 4-hour fight. […]

The new striped bass harvest closures will impact more of N.C.'s eastern waterways.

New waters closed to N.C. striped bass harvest

NCWRC Release

More of North Carolina’s eastern waterways are being closed to striped bass harvest beginning March 29, 2019. […]

A happy Tar-Pam Guide Service client shows off a Roanoke River striper. (photo courtesy of Tar-Pam Guide Service).

Striper anglers are having 100 fish days on the Roanoke River

Brian Cope

Anglers are catching 100+ stripers a day on the Roanoke River using soft plastic lures like Z-Man MinnowZ and StreakZ. […]

Stripers above the ferry lines in the Neuse and Pamlico river systems will be protected from gill nets beginning March 18, 2019.

Marine Fisheries Commission overrules director, adopts gill net restriction

Brian Cope

Gill nets used by commercial fishermen will be outlawed as of March 18, 2019 above the ferry lines on the Neuse and Pamlico river systems thanks to a proclamation voted on by the NC Marine Fisheries Commission. […]

An emergency meeting is scheduled for March 13, 2019 concerning the use of gill nets in parts of the striped bass management area of eastern N.C.

Marine Fisheries director refuses gill net ban in striped bass management area

Brian Cope

The director of Marine Fisheries has refused a request to ban gill nets as part of the striped bass management plan in effect along many coastal rivers of North Carolina. […]