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May 22, 2026

The SPOT Satellite Messenger, a new member in the family of portable emergency rescue electronics, can match a variety of needs with the appropriate response.

New PLBs can be real lifesavers

Emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) have long been required equipment on commercial vessels and a smart addition for all larger boats. […]

N.C. mountain anglers should find more trout in streams this spring when weather and water conditions are more favorable to fish survival. Most stockings will be scheduled to avoid the deadly heat of summer.

Trout opener will be different

Robert Satterwhite

Opening day of the hatchery-supported fishing season will be a bit different this year.

Anglers should see more trout during March, April and May and fewer trout in the hot summer months. […]

March is when a largemouth bass’s metabolism — and lure chasing — heats up because he’s not been eating much during colder months.

It’s prime time for big bass in N.C.

It seems like I talk about the same thing each March. I’d love to focus on something else — maybe how to rig your new boat or how to get your tackle ready for the season — but I just can’t. […]

FishGillz polarized sunglasses readily float. Many designs and lens colors are available and they’re light and surprisingly comfortable.

Oh, say, can you see that fish?

During the past couple of months. North Carolina Sportsman Magazine’s staff has attended boat and fishing shows. […]

Peter Thliveros of Florida visited North Carolina during January as a featured angler at Greensboro’s Bass & Saltwater Expo and at David Fritts Outdoors store, then captured the Southern Open tournament.

Peter T. visits N.C., wins tourney

Peter Thliveros, also known as Peter “T,” won the Jan. 17-19 Bassmaster Southern Open at the St. Johns River, Palatka, Fla.

His three-day catch of 55-03, bolstered by a 26-pound haul during the final round, paid $50,657. […]

The Point is Stripers

Spreading across more than 32,000 surface acres, Lake Norman is a pretty big place. […]

The dominant gobbler at an area sometimes may associate with two-year old gobblers, especially early in the season.

Bagging the Boss

Age and maturity separate the men from the boys.

This concept seems to be true not only with humans, but with favored hunting targets, specificially white-tailed deer and wild turkey gobblers. […]

Backlashes

Victory vs. OLF was a team effort

“Team effort” is a cliche’ that football and basketball coaches often use to describe victory. […]

Sheepshead, which exist in good numbers— and good sizes — in South Carolina waters, are not the subject of a lot of fishing pressure.

No Freeze = Hot Fishing

How will fishermen fare along South Carolina’s coastline this year? […]

A majority of the biggest female bass in any reservoir will be moving out of deep water this month, then moving to areas where they will eventually spawn. That makes March the best big-fish month of the year.

The best big-bass month? March

Guys who are deer hunters will understand why March is such an important month for bass fishermen. […]

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