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Andy Fisher displays a rubber-coated Navy anchor attached to a rope instead of a chain for quiet use, making it ideal for inshore fishing.

Gentlemen, choose your anchor

When it comes to fishing, anglers often need to have skills and knowledge other than casting and retrieving in order to be successful. […]

Tim Gallimore caught this 46-pound gag grouper on May 1,
2011, but didn’t know he could submit it for a state record until six months
ago. His record catch was certified on Jan. 12.

Ocean Isle man caught 46-pound fish on May 1, 2011 – didn’t know it was state record

Jerry Dilsaver

More than 18 months after he caught it, Tim Gallimore’s 46-pound gag grouper has been recognized as a North Carolina state record. […]

Ocean Isle man caught 46-pound fish on May 1, 2011 – didn’t know it

Jerry Dilsaver

More than 18 months after he caught it, Tim Gallimore’s 46-pound gag grouper has been recognized as a North Carolina state record. […]

Blue catfish are among a handful of species in transition this month as spring approaches.

February: transition time for several species of fish

Terry Madewell

There’s typically a lot of change in fishing patterns taking place during February on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

A smaller food plot that is extremely lush can be a deer magnet on a small piece of property. The quality of the foot plot is much more important than the size.

Size matters, but quality is most important

Jeff Burleson

Another year has come and gone for deer hunters. Natural and planted food sources have either dried up or have been trampled down by overzealous wildlife. […]

Few king mackerel tournaments attract 100 boats these days, cutting back those once-huge payouts.

Too many tournaments?

Jerry Dilsaver

Could there be too many fishing tournaments along North Carolina’s coast? […]

Toby Grantham’s 27.6-pound scamp grouper was certified as North Carolina’s first state record for that species.

Knightdale man’s catch certified as North Carolina’s first state-record scamp grouper.

Brian Cope

When Toby Grantham of Knightdale held up a scamp grouper he’d just caught last Sept. 25, Dave Tilley, the captain of the Continental Shelf, exclaimed, “That’s a potential state record!” […]

Guide Justin Carter said winter fishing for reds is made for a kayak-bound angler.

The slight wind carried a definitive chill, and the marsh was laden with early morning fog as the sun began to peek over the horizon. Though he would welcome the warmth of the rising sun, Justin Carter’s thoughts were elsewhere. […]

Target: Frozen Fish

Jeff Burleson

Cold water isn’t always bad. The cooler ocean temperatures of February lure bottomfish much closer to the shoreline to spawn around shipwrecks, livebottom areas, and artificial reefs. […]

‘dharper0413’ killed this great 7-point buck on Dec. 3. It won the December Bag-A-Buck contest.

December Bag-A-Buck winner goes to hunter’s first buck

Dan Kibler

NorthCarolinaSportsman.com user “dharper0413” wasted little time entering the magazine’s Bag-A-Buck contest presented by Leupold and Barnes Precision Machinery after he killed the first buck of his hunting career on Dec. 3. […]