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One costly lesson: Slow wins the race

Dustin Wilks

Fishing slow. I never thought I’d write about this. Fishing slowly is many times the best way to catch bass. […]

Bass on Buggs Island (Kerr) Lake will move shallow in April as part of the spawning process. Savvy anglers will use this to their advantage.

A Bit of Flooded Heaven

Dan Kibler

If there is a bass-fishing nirvana, it’s got to be Buggs Island Lake in April. […]

Backlashes

WRC made right calls on 2009-10 proposals

Craig Holt

There’s definitely something to be said for democracy — or a democratic republic. […]

Trudy Duke and her husband, Ed, fish crappie tournaments on lakes across the southeast, regularly catching slabs like this one.

The month of April ushers in the spring spawn for crappie. The dogwoods are blooming, and all you have to do is grab a bucket of minnows and suspend them under a cork around just about any decent looking piece of woody cover along the bank. It’s a time when everyone is an expert. […]

As inshore waters warm along the North Carolina coast in April, speckled trout shed their winter doldrums and start to feed more aggressively.

Great Ex-Speck-tations

Craig Holt

Lewis Emery, a fishing guide from Wilmington, was scheduled to have taken the marital plunge on March 12. […]

E.J. Bowden and his 5-year-old son, Louis admire a 23-pound, 4-ounce channel catfish caught in 1970. The state record at the time of the catch, the fish was eclipsed by a 33-pound catfish caught the same year that was only recently discovered to have been a flathead catfish. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has certified Bowden's fish, caught at City Lake in Rocky Mount, as the reigning state record.

“Old” State Record becomes “New” State Record

From News Reports

RALEIGH – It was a chunk of shrimp that landed E.J. Bowden of Rocky Mount his state-record channel catfish back in 1970, and it was a stack of papers that gave him back the state record title nearly 39 years later.

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Deer Hunting

Enforcement officers crack illegal deer-importation ring

SCDNR News Release

A three year investigation by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources SCDNR)and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)involving the illegal importation of whitetail deer into South Carolina has led to the indictment of individuals in multiple states.
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Events & Announcements

N.C. Wildlife Commission approves some proposals, votes down others

From News Reports

RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission approved dozens of changes to state hunting, fishing and trapping regulations, which will take effect July 1, 2009.

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Events & Announcements

Hampton Fund’s latest donation to SCDNR exceeds $100,000

SCDNR News Release

The S.C. Natural Resources Board recently accepted a $101,925 donation from the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund, providing financial support for numerous projects and activities to aid in the promotion of wildlife education and conservation in South Carolina.
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On medium-action spinning tackle, a nice red drum just off the surf line can be a handful for a fisherman.

The Redfish Beach Boogie

Jerry Dilsaver

Gloves, ski masks and heavy coats were the order of the day as Capt. Stuart Caulder zipped out of Masonboro Inlet and headed up the beach to look for schools of redfish feeding in the late winter surf. […]