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Fishermen who aren't having much success should try a handful of options to break their bad luck.

When it isn’t working, don’t be afraid to make big changes

Some days, the fishing is easy, and it seems no matter what you put in the water, the fish will bite it. Other days, it’s a little tougher. […]

When inshore water temperatures spike during the summer, big flounder often head out to the cooler waters around nearshore reefs.

Three tips for taking flounder around nearshore reefs

Dusty Wilson

When high inshore water temperatures have you asking where the big flounder have gone, Capt. Wayne Crisco of Hampstead has the answer. […]

Gov. Pat McCrory has signed into law a bill allowing Sunday hunting with guns on private land -- with certain restrictions.

Governor signs Sunday hunting bill into law

North Carolina Sportsman

North Carolina’s long-standing ban on Sunday hunting with guns ended on Wednesday when Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law HB 640, “The Outdoor Heritage Act”, which will take effect Oct. 1. […]

Late afternoons and early evenings can be great times to get a look at members of your local deer herd.

Get deer work done early

Jeff Burleson

For many deer hunters across the Carolinas, the intense field days preparing deer stands, planting food plots and monitoring the herd rarely start until 10 days or so before the opening day of the season. […]

Tube jigs rigged Texas-style can be great baits to target bass lurking in the shallow, river ends of reservoirs during the summer.

Don’t forget shallow waters in upper ends of lakes for summer bass

Craig Holt

It’s a given among bass anglers that July and August heat drives largemouth bass into deep waters, but that’s not always true. The shallow-water bite might be the best one. […]

Southern flounder is a species of "concern" in the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries' latest stock-status report.

Several saltwater species get upgrades in latest stock-status report

North Carolina Sportsman

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries upgraded the status of a handful of popular saltwater species in its annual stock status report released last week. […]

Duck numbers in the Carolinas should be almost identical to last season, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's annual spring waterfowl breeding survey.

Duck numbers remain good, according to USFWS waterfowl survey

North Carolina Sportsman

Waterfowl hunters in the Carolinas can expect to see roughly the same number of ducks this coming season as they have in the past several, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s annual report on the breeding duck population shows numbers slightly above 2014 levels. […]