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State-line flounder are filling plenty of coolers
Anglers are having a field day catching flounder on both sides of the NC/SC state line. […]
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New River specks have appetite for shrimp dinner
With the arrival of summer, gator-size speckled trout and many nice black drum are moving actively in the New River – and they’re hungry. […]
Offshore Fishing
Make sure when you pop off at an AJ
If you think catching an amberjack is not much fun, try luring one into attacking a topwater popper. […]
Offshore Fishing
Shoot off a cannonball for better spadefish action
Cannonball jellyfish are common near Masonboro Inlet in hot weather. Any angler heading out for a day of amberjack fishing should look for them on the tide lines and catch a few in a landing net. […]
Offshore Fishing
Don’t discard amberjacks; they can be eaten
When Russ Luhm nets an amberjack for his friend, Capt. Bruce Trujillo, he is already thinking about eating it. […]
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Piers on Oak Island experiencing one-of-a-kind speckled trout bite
Paul Anderson of Island Fishing Center in Oak Island said there’s a speckled trout bite taking place on Oak Island’s two piers like he’s never seen before. […]
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Just jackin’ around – Want to get your string stretched by a beast? Try an amberjack on for size.
On a hot and sticky morning, Capt. Jamie Rushing of Seagate Charters launched his 21-toot center console at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s public boat ramp at Wrightsville Beach and headed south toward Masonboro Inlet, getting out early to beat the crowd. […]
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The Spanish armada has arrived off east side of Cape Fear
Spring may have been a little slow in arriving, but Rick Bennett of Rod-Man Guide Service in Wrightsville Beach said that Spanish mackerel have arrived off the beaches on the east side of Cape Fear and are in full attack mode. […]
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Four-bearded Pender County gobbler ranks high in NC record books
His big gobbler had been dead a good half-hour before Monty Mesimer of Atkinson noticed there was something unusual about the Pender County tom. […]
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Great numbers of whiting have moved into lower Cape Fear River
Capt. Butch Foster of Yeah Right Charters in Southport said the whiting bite in the lower Cape Fear River is about as good as it gets, and pieces of shrimp are all it takes to get bit. […]