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Greentree impoundments are ‘nut’ havens
A greentree impoundment takes advantage of acorns, of one of the primary food sources of larger puddle ducks, including wood ducks, mallards and black ducks. […]
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Cool weather kicks off great speckled trout bite in Wrightsville Beach area
The latest cold front, which brought a dusting of snow to the Cape Fear coast, has brought several species of fish to the forefront, specifically false albacore, speckled trout and striped bass. […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
Learn to feel the warmth
November is a great month, actually one of the best, to be fishing along the North Carolina coast. However, many fishermen consider it to be the last of the fall months with great fishing and are ready to hang up their rods about halfway through. […]
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Whiting White-Out – Cape Fear River is center of a great fall run of tasty whiting
“The whiting are biting,” said the voice on the telephone. “Want to come along?” […]
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Fired up ducks – Three waterfowl impoundments draw ducks, hunters to North Carolina’s Holly Shelter Game Lands
Lodge Road is usually a quiet stretch, cut straight as an arrow through thick, Pender County pocosin habitat. Pickup trucks make the dust rise on the days when Holly Shelter Game Land is open for big- and small-game hunting. […]
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Carolina Beach inshore action is great, but ready to explode
Capt. Dennis Barbour of Island Tackle Fishing Charters in Carolina Beach said the inshore fishing has been very good in local waters – and he expects it to get better. […]
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Loads of big red drum show up just off Brunswick County beaches
Capt. Mark Stacy of Ocean Isle Fishing Charters doesn’t know whether he and other fishermen have been missing for years huge schools of big red drum feeding just off the beach in his neck of the woods, but he’s glad somebody has finally discovered an unusual fishery. […]
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Nearshore bite great off Oak Island, especially around reefs
Fall fishing has begun with a bang in the waters around Oak Island, according to Mark Patterson of Brigadoon Guide Service, who said fishermen have been catching a variety of species from just beyond the breakers out to the Yaupon and McGlammery reefs. […]
Inshore Fishing
Make sure you hit the spot
While there are some differences between the the way Jeff Beck and Chris Dawason approach king mackerel in small boats, there are a lot of similarities as well. […]
Inshore Fishing
From the hook to the gaff
Jeff Beck and Chris Dawson share some theories on how to fight a king mackerel from a smaller boat. Both will have the angler who is going to fight the fish move immediately to the bow as soon as the fish bites. […]