Southeast NC Archives - Page 49 of 117

The no-possession limit will still allow catch-and-release angling.

Marine Fisheries adopts no-possession limit for striped bass on some internal coastal rivers

The NCMFC has ruled that certain internal coastal waters will now have a no-possession limit on striped bass. […]

Warm, shallow waters in three bays between Fort Fisher and Bald Head Island are popular winter spots for redfish.

Winter redfish are biting in Fort Fisher bays

The bays around Fort Fisher are perfect spots for winter redfish. It’s a great place for anglers to target because the water is shallow, warms quickly, and offers safe haven for gamefish. […]

Wahoo! It’s time to head offshore

Jeff Burleson

It’s tough to beat the wahoo bite this time of year when fishing out of Little River Inlet. They key is finding tight temperature breaks along the Gulf Stream. […]

Capt. Al Morris (left) and his son Al Morris, Jr. pose with the 100-pound swordfish.

Youth angler catches his first swordfish

Brian Cope

Al Morris, Jr. was fishing in 1900 feet of water out of Atlantic Beach, N.C. when he hooked and landed his first swordfish during a late January 2019 trip with his dad Capt. Al Morris and friend Jackson Sproul. […]

Carolina nearshore black sea bass are on fire

Jeff Burleson

Some of the best fishing arrives when it gets cold along the Carolinas’ coast. […]

Alligators at Shallotte River Swamp Park prefer to stay in the water when it freezes. (Photo by Swamp Park)

Live frozen gators spotted at Ocean Isle nature park

Brian Cope

Alligators don’t often have to worry about the water freezing around them, but they don’t seem to mind it one bit. They just freeze themselves in, but keep their noses above the surface so they can breathe just fine. […]

Guide Stu Calder shows off a Cape Fear River striped bass.

Wilmington is a January hot spot for stripers

Jerry Dilsaver

Striped bass are abundant and very willing to bite around the inshore waters near Wilmington in January and throughout the winter months. […]

The author caught this red grouper off North Carolina’s southeastern coast. After Dec. 31, the shallow-water grouper fishery will close for four months.

Last-gasp bottom-fishing headlines SENC coastline

Jerry Dilsaver

How to catch gag, black, scamp and red grouper off North Carolina’s southeastern coast in December. […]

Plenty of fish species, like this red, migrate up and down the Cape Fear River depending on where the freshwater-saltwater edge is located.

Fish that edge

Jerry Dilsaver

The Northeast Cape Fear joins the Cape Fear River beside the Battleship North Carolina near downtown Wilmington, and the Black River flows into it about 10 miles upstream. The rivers combine to drain much of central North Carolina. There is also the Brunswick River, but it is basically a thoroughfare that branches off the Cape Fear just upriver from Wilmington and rejoins it across from the N.C. State Ports facility. […]

Although fish kills followed hurricanes Florence and Michael, a number of species appeared to rebound very quickly.

Will hurricanes’ effects on fishing be long-lasting?

Jerry Dilsaver

The Cape Fear area was hit hard by Hurricane Florence this fall, and then the remnants of Hurricane Michael added plenty of runoff a few weeks later. The full assessment of the damage and how these storms will affect fishing is ongoing, but one positive was that redfish and specks were feeding within weeks. Another is that no fish-consumption advisories have been issued. […]