Deer of the Year

Columbus County youth hunter scores big with first deer

For 9-year-old Easton McPherson of Williams Township, N.C., taking his first deer was a top priority this year. And after hunting almost every afternoon, it was looking dismal until the afternoon of Oct. 18 when a massive 140-inch, 13-pointer stepped out 100 yards from his tree stand. […]

Bass Fishing

Tailrace stripers make Wateree River a hot fall spot

When most anglers think of the Wateree River in South Carolina, they think of catfish, but it’s also a great place for striper fishing, whether you’re casting topwater lures in the tailrace of the Lake Wateree Dam or soaking cut bait closer to the headwaters of Lake Marion.  […]

Redfish

Kayak safety for ocean fishing

Part of the fun of tackling big fish from a kayak is fishing with your friends and reliving the experience when telling the story. The first part, fishing with friends, is a key part of safety and the second, reliving the experience when telling the story, means having a safe and successful trip. […]

Redfish

Handling large fish for release

The fall fishery off Oak Island for kings and red drum is a fishery for large fish, some of which must be released. Many fishermen keep king mackerel to eat, and that is good as they are very weak after being fought to a kayak and their odds of healthy survival are not good. […]

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Two if by sea – Oak Island’s fantastic fall kayak fishery

The nearshore ocean off North Carolina’s Oak Island has attracted fish and fishermen for decades. It is one of only a few south-facing beaches along the coast of the Carolinas, and the unique westerly flow of water running out the Cape Fear River carries bait down the beach for a ways instead of sweeping it to the north like at most other inlets. […]

Featured

Southport angler decks 9.6-pound flounder

Jim Barkowski and Bob Paloncy have been enjoying good fishing around Southport, N.C. this summer, and Barkowski added an exclamation point when he boated a 9.6 pound flatfish on Sept. 13 in deeper water than they’d been fishing all summer. […]

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Carolina Beach angler catches 11+ pound flounder

Mike Norris of Carolina Beach weighed in his second double digit flounder of 2017 earlier this month. The fish weighed 11 pounds, 3 ounces, surpassing the 10-pound, 14-ounce flatfish he caught on July 26. Both fish were 28 inches long, and they both had girths of 23 inches. […]

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Wilmington Boat Show starts tomorrow

Whether you’d like to learn some fall inshore fishing techniques from local professional anglers, find out how to tie the best fishing knots, learn how to find fishing hotspots with the use of satellite imagery from the comfort of home, buy a boat, or many other boat and fishing-related activities, you can do it all this weekend at the 2017 Wilmington Boat Show. […]