Western NC Archives - Page 67 of 73

Flags were stacked up after a white-marlin blitz off the coast of Maryland Aug. 30.

White marlin release record set off Maryland coast, with 57 fish caught and released

The summer offshore fishing has been incredible for the crew of Billfisher, a 62-foot Paul Spencer based in Ocean City, Md. […]

Big brown trout are available for anglers during drift fishing at the South Holston and Watauga rivers.

Mountain trout available at wild stream pools

Craig Holt

With a lack of rainfall in the western N.C. mountains, anglers chasing rainbows, browns and brook trout are able to find fish stacked up in pools at wild-trout streams. […]

The newest innovations in the fishing world, such as Frabill's Hiber-Net XL retractable net, will be on display at the 2011 ICAST show in Las Vegas this week.

Sneak peek at 2011 fishing products

South Carolina Sportsman

Everyone seems to have certain lures in their tackle boxes, but each year there are hundreds of new lures to catch an angler’s eye. […]

Hatchery-supported trout streams in the N.C. mountains offer the chance to land a big trout.

Trout, smallmouths available at mountain streams

Craig Holt

Mountain trout and smallmouth fishing are “really good now,” according to a western North Carolina-based fly-fishing guide. […]

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Gun ownership protected at state and local levels, U.S. Supreme Court rules

From News Reports

In a split decision, the Supreme Court ruled today (June 28) that the right to keep and bear arms is a protected right even at the state and local governmental levels. […]

Striped bass are attempting to spawn in the Yadkin chain of lakes, especially behind the Tuckertown dam.

Stripers backed up at Tuckertown dam

Craig Holt

May is a transition month at most central North Carolina lakes as fish are spawning, bedding or moving off beds. […]

Striped bass are fired up in an attempt to spawn at the upper reaches of Lake Norman.

Stripers fired up at Lake Norman

Craig Holt

Striped bass only spawn successfully in a few river systems in North Carolina. But landlocked fish that live in a few of the state’s large river-fed impoundments also try to reproduce each spring. […]

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BASS Federation Nation Championship moved to Louisiana

From News Reports

This year’s BASS Federation Nation Championship has been moved to Louisiana’s Red River out of Shreveport, La., and scheduled for Oct. 27-29. […]

Several congressmen spoke out in favor of changing current marine fisheries management legislation during a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Rally at Capitol draws new congressional support for marine fisheries management reform

Jerry Dilsaver

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A rally on Wednesday (Feb. 24) on the steps of the Capitol by as many as 5,000 fishermen attracted the attention of congressmen to the insanity of current management of the nation’s marine fisheries. […]

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Coalition calls for major marine fisheries management changes

From News Reports

A coalition of six conservation and manufacturing groups have called on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Jane Lubchenco to take for immediate action to change how the nation’s marine fisheries are managed, and even laid out a framework to do so. […]