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King mack attack begins on Ocean Crest Pier
Vance Courson of Ocean Crest Pier on Oak Island said the king mackerel waited until May to make an appearance, but it didn’t take long once the calendar page flipped. […]
Southeast NC
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Oak Island fishing picking up; Spanish beginning to arrive
Paul Anderson of Island Fishing Center in Oak Island said it appears spring has finally arrived and fishing is improving around the moth of the Cape Fear River. […]
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Potential state-record jack crevalle caught out of Wrightsville Beach
A Wake Forest fishermen has caught a potential state-record jack crevalle out of Wrightsville Beach. […]
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Red drum starting to perk up in creeks in lower end of Brunswick County
Red drum bite in the creeks of southern Brunswick County all year, but Capt. Mark Stacy of Ocean Isle Fishing Charters in Ocean Isle said they are starting to warm up and feed more aggressively. […]
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Shad run in Cape Fear River is in full gear
The shad run is in high gear on the Cape Fear River, and Capt. Allen Cain of Sightfish NC is boating big numbers of American shad on fly and ultralight tackle at Lock and Dam No.1 near Rieglewood. […]
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Carolina Beach inshore action improving, needs just a little more warmth
Capt. Lewis Emery of Carolina Beach said fishing isn’t wide open yet, but he’s certainly seeing a good sample of what is to come, and he expects to see steady improvement. […]
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Find a nice day and catch plenty of Cape Fear bottomfish
Capt. Butch Foster of Yeah Right Charters in Southport said he hasn’t been able to get to the bottomfish off Cape Fear until he caught a calm, warm day recently and found that the fish were where they were supposed to be – and hungry, too. […]
Inshore Fishing
What makes a winter redfish haven?
Brunswick County, the southernmost County in North Carolina, has a lot going for it as far as holding redfish during the winter, especially from the Shallotte River to the South Carolina line. […]
Inshore Fishing
How regs change at the state line
Fishermen who move around the waters south of Shallotte on a regular basis often ride through South Carolina waters, especially to access the Calabash River. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Pliers can save your skin
When fishing at White Lake, anglers should have a mechanical means of safely removing small, sharp treble hooks from fish. […]