Southeast NC Archives - Page 56 of 117

Two days before opening day of dove season, the NCWRC closes two public fields until further notice.

Two dove fields on Bladen Lake State Forest Game Land closed

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has closed two dove fields on the Bladen Lake State Forest Game Land to hunting until further notice. […]

North Carolina’s lower Cape Fear River produces some great flounder, especially in the fall.

Cape Fear’s flounder are on the move

Jerry Dilsaver

The coastal end of North Carolina’s Cape Fear River has a knack for producing both big flounder and good numbers of fish, and several 10-pounders caught already this summer haven’t done anything to hurt that reputation. […]

Breece Gahl of Wilmington poses with the new N.C. state record gag grouper.

Wilmington angler sets new N.C. gag grouper record

Jerry Dilsaver

Breece Gahl of Wilmington caught a 47-pound, 6-ounce gag grouper on May 20. It was recently certified as the new N.C. state record, besting the former record by a pound and six ounces. […]

Katelyn Turner was fishing with her parents when she caught this big king mackerel off Oak Island.

Pint-size angler lands plus-size king mackerel off Oak Island

Jerry Dilsaver

The fishing trip on July 19 was supposed to be a simple family outing for 10-year-old Katelyn Turner of Charlotte and her parents Mark and Michelle Turner. The Turners were headed out on the family boat, Jaw Breaker, a 27-foot Contender named after Katelyn’s grandfather who was a dentist, for her to catch her first dolphin. […]

Since the yellowfin tuna virtually disappeared from these waters several years ago, blackfin tuna have been an important part of the Outer Banks fishing experience.

Blackfin tuna are biting along Outer Banks

Dan Kibler

The blackfin tuna are biting along North Carolina’s Outer Banks! Scott Rhodes of Statesville and Carrie Kibler of Winston-Salem caught these four blackfin — and 23 others — on a Sunday trip with Capt. Bruce Armstrong on the Sea Angel II out of Hatteras Landing Marina. […]

Sifting through topwater options

Jeff Burleson

Summer trout fishing isn’t trout fishing without testing out the early morning topwater action. Catching fish using surface options can lure in any angler into waking up super early, because a topwater strike will wake an angler faster than a 20-ounce cup of coffee. […]

Tides play critical role for summer specks

Jeff Burleson

Speckled trout live to eat and eat to live. A trout’s ambush positions change often, moreso during the summer than any other time of year. […]

Jerry Crute (left) and Randy Horne show off a big African pompano caught off the tip of Frying Pan Shoals.

Out of Africa

Jerry Dilsaver

African pompano are an unusual but welcome visitor to the waters off the end of Frying Pan Shoals at North Carolina’s Cape Fear. […]

15-year-old Kyle Crissler landed this big tarpon on his first ever saltwater fishing trip.

Youth surf angler catches huge tarpon on Portsmouth Island

Dusty Wilson

An angler’s first saltwater fishing trip is always something special. But, 15-year-old Kyle Crissler of Jacksonville, Ark. took it to another level while surf fishing with his friend, Matthew Usrey, and his dad, Robert Usrey, on Portsmouth Island on June 27th. While hoping to catch a shark, Kyle intercepted a tarpon over 6 feet long instead. […]

Catching summer trout along the coast of the Carolinas is a matter of knowing times and places.

Summer trout: times and places – Speckled trout aren’t fans of hot weather and high skies, but these Carolina guides know how to catch their fair share during July

Jeff Burleson

The Carolinas aren’t dubbed the “sub-tropics” without reason. For most of the summer, temperatures across the two states hover in the 90s and sometimes reach 100 degrees. […]