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Capt. Robert “Bobby” Freeman holds a nice pair of groupers. Freeman, who has been a far offshore bottomfisherman for 34 years, uses a drift-fishing technique because he drops baits 500 feet below his boat at times.

The Bottom of Things

Don’t bother trying to convince Capt. Robert Freeman, owner of the Sunrise II, an offshore bottom-fishing boat based at Atlantic Beach, that groupers and snappers are in trouble. […]

Guide Rick Bennett and angler Kathy Erickson display an eating-size Snow’s Cut flounder. Although many flounder this size are caught, each year the channel gives up 10-pounders.

During the 1930s, the construction wizards of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created a shortcut to carry shipped goods between the Cape Fear River and Myrtle Grove Sound, which separates Carolina Beach from the mainland south of Wilmington. […]

Backlashes

It’s still a long, strange trip

Craig Holt

If I had a nickel for every inconsistency in public policies and strange decisions by seemingly educated people, I could retire, buy a hurricane-proof ocean-front home, and perhaps convince the wife to quit buying scratch-off lottery tickets. […]

Sailfish thick off Carolina coast

Scott Keepfer

What’s up with all the sailfish off the South Carolina coast? […]

Ten high-school students received more than $12,000 in scholarships and two were awarded hunting trips during the 11th annual Youth Education Summitt in Washington D.C.

Tar Heel Youth Receives NRA Scholarship

From News Reports

FAIRFAX, VA – The National Rifle Association awarded 10 gifted students scholarships totaling more than $12,000 during the 11th annual Youth Education Summit (YES), held June 18-25 in Washington D.C. […]

Happy fishermen will be bringing king mackerel like this nice fish to the scales in pursuit of their share of the $100,000 purse.

Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series Teams Eye $100,000 Purse in Southport

From News Reports

SOUTHPORT — The new $1.8 million Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series will make its first North Carolina Division stop July 15 as teams compete for a guaranteed top award of $12,000 cash and a shot at the $300,000 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series Championship. […]

Black sea bass (south of Cape Hatteras) are one of several species listed as overfished and have regulations in place to stop overfishing and allow the populations to rebuild.

North Carolina Saltwater Fisheries Stocks Remain Stable

From News Reports

MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina’s coastal and ocean fisheries remained relatively stable this year, according to the state’s annual stock status report, with striped mullet being the bright spot, as the stock was upgraded from recovering to viable. […]

DNR to Hold Public Meetings on Marine Resources

From News Reports

S.C. Department of Natural Resources staff will conduct a series of public forums around the state throughout June and July addressing marine resources topics. […]