Wahoo
92-pound wahoo highlights the hot offshore bite
While bottom fishing out of Atlantic Beach, Brad Kimrey and Brandon DeLong caught a 92-pound wahoo after a 30-minute fight. […]
Southeast NC
Speckled 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. […]
Fishing Hotspots
New River Inlet speckled trout fishing
Another mild winter means a strong bite for speckled trout anglers from Jacksonville, N.C. to New River Inlet this spring. […]
Offshore Fishing
Youth angler catches 400-pound swordfish
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. […]
Striper
New waters closed to N.C. striped bass harvest
More of North Carolina’s eastern waterways are being closed to striped bass harvest beginning March 29, 2019. […]
Striper
Striper anglers are having 100 fish days on the Roanoke River
Anglers are catching 100+ stripers a day on the Roanoke River using soft plastic lures like Z-Man MinnowZ and StreakZ. […]
Striper
Marine Fisheries Commission overrules director, adopts gill net restriction
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. […]
Striper
Marine Fisheries director refuses gill net ban in striped bass management area
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. […]
Black drum
Black drum stir in Little River estuary’s deeper waters
The Little River estuary on the North Carolina/South Carolina border is a great spot to catch springtime black drum. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Brunswick County fishing is turning on as water warms
The inshore fishing is heating up in Brunswick County’s waterways as the spring weather warms the water, drawing in gamefish. […]