Fishing

State gets Incidental Take Permit for sea turtles from feds

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has received a long-awaited Incidental Take Permit for sea turtles from the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the agency is studying details of the ITP before reopening large-mesh gill net fishing in different areas of coastal waters, expected to be closed until at least Oct. 1. […]

Fishing

Paddling resource guide

The kayak-fishing movement advances with each page that turns on the calendar. Long gone are the days when an angler walked into a tackle shop or retail outdoors outlet and got odd looks because he or she was looking to outfit a kayak. […]

NEW PRODUCTS

Bass Kandi Croaker

With the very large number of plastic frogs on the racks and shelves for bass fishermen to choose from, who would’ve thunk to add another one to the mix? […]

Fishing

Marine Fisheries to look at petition that could end inside trawling

Four advisory committees of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will meet jointly on July 30 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center to accept public comment and discuss appropriate actions on a petition to classify most internal coastal waters as secondary nursery areas – a move that would likely end shrimp and crab trawling in those waters. […]