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Will new legislation affect big game hunting in 2011?

Breakdown on Wildlife Bills in the General Assembly

Several bills involving wildlife management have been introduced into the 2011 N.C. General Assembly. […]

Anglers have untied against a bill to increase the daily keeper limit on redfish

Opposition mounts to bill that would increase redfish creel limit

A move to raise the daily creel limit on redfish from three to five per person has received opposition from many sport fishermen and the Coastal Conservation Association of South Carolina. […]

Increase your casting distance with these tips

Jerry Dilsaver

No matter what species you’re fishing for, or what platform you’re casting from, you’ll catch more fish if you increase your casting distance. […]

Mayfly hatches through the month of April make for some of the best fly-fishing for trout in North Carolina’s mountain streams.

April is mayfly time on trout streams

Robert Satterwhite

April is truly the trout fisher’s month. The weather is perfect for fishing, wildflowers are in bloom and, best of all, mayfly hatches are emerging. […]

Chris Brown and David Wright of Lexington won the Feb. 12 Yadkin Team Tournament on High Rock Lake.

VanDam makes it four Classic titles

Tony Garitta

Michigan’s Kevin VanDam won his fourth Bassmaster Classic in mid-February on the Louisiana Delta with a record-breaking, 3-day, haul of 69 pounds, 11 ounces to tie Rick Clunn for the most Classic championships with four. […]

Jigs are a prime weapon for catching bass that have moved into flooded shoreline cover as the spawn approaches.

Flipping your way to big April bass

Dustin Wilks

April in North Carolina means one thing: the full-fledged bass spawn. Whether you like it or not, if you’re fishing shallow in April, you’re catching spawning bass. […]

Clover is a protein-rich food-plot filler with a tremendous upside in the spring for does nursing fawns, bucks growing antlers and tender forage for turkey poults.

It’s time to refresh clover patches

Jeff Burleson

Food plots have critical periods, with some parts of the year more important than others. In the spring, herbaceous and woody plants end their dormancy and begin competing for available nutrients, sunlight and space. […]