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The NCWRC is offering more than 30 free fishing events for kids beginning this weekend and running through June 24.

NCWRC offering free kids’ fishing events this weekend through June 24

More than 30 free, family-oriented fishing events get underway this weekend, as part of 2017 National Fishing and Boating Week. […]

The Cajun Lures Cooyon Croaker is made to have maximum disturbance during the retrieve.

The Cooyon Croaker

Don Shoopman

Zach Dubois, 24, has a highly successful crappie grub on the market and recently introduced the Cooyon Croaker, a plastic frog sure to appeal to bass fishermen wherever bass eat frogs. […]

Lowrance’s latest software update includes a surface clarity filter upgrade that allows the fish arches in the top third of this screen to be seen at the low filter setting. The previous filter technology would have required a high enough level of filtering to eliminate them.

What’s in a software update?

Allan Tarvid

Lowrance’s latest software update reminded me that it has been a while since I mentioned how important updates are to all of us — no matter what brand of electronics we run. […]

The harvest season for North Carolina's Delayed Harvest trout waters begins June 3.

North Carolina’s Delayed Harvest trout waters open to harvest June 3

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open 34 trout streams and two lakes classified as Delayed Harvest to trout harvest on June 3 through Sept. 30. […]

Stabilizers that fit between the split limbs of a bow will quiet the bow substantially and cut down on vibration.

When I first started shooting a compound bow almost 30 years ago, many archers shot without a stabilizer. Bows were generally longer and heavier, and they didn’t generate nearly the torque and power of today’s bows. […]

May is a great month for tuna fishing off the coast of the Outer Banks.

Hit the OBX tuna blitz

Dan Kibler

May is the month when bluewater fishermen flock to North Carolina’s Outer Banks for the year’s best chance at doing battle with big yellowfin tuna and their blackfin cousins. […]

A Mother's Day trip with Off the Hook Fishing Charters resulted in one of several nice cobia that Capt. Brian Vaughn's guests have caught lately.

N.C., S.C. anglers catching plenty of cobia

Brian Cope

Anglers in both North and South Carolina are catching their share of cobia, and the fish have not been picky about the baits, lures, or fishing methods. They’ve been biting as long as anglers put something presentable in front of them. […]

How to distinguish between black crappie and white crappie

Brian Cope

North and South Carolina both have black crappie and white crappie spread throughout their waterways, and both species tend to live in the same areas. […]

Establish a new mineral station close to areas where does are dropping fawns so they can get plenty of the minerals they need during lactation.

Stay dynamic with new mineral supplements

Jeff Burleson

Spring is a perfect time to rejuvenate mineral supplement sites, because does are lactating, feeding newborn fawns, and bucks are growing their latest set of battle gear. […]

Spinnerbaits are great lures to fool redfish in the stained waters of coastal rivers.

Good vibrations are important for catching Carolina redfish

Dusty Wilson

Spinnerbaits and spoons have long been staples in a bass fisherman’s tackle box, and they are leaned on heavily in the Mississippi Delta for bass and redfish. Their flash and vibration make them an unmistakable target in low-visibility water and a great search bait. […]