Events & Announcements
Haskett Named AD of National Wildlife Refuge System
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dale Hall has named Geoffrey L. Haskett Assistant Director, National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS). […]
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Florida Fishermen Win SKA Championships; Carolina Anglers Fill Leaderboard
Fort Pierce, Florida – The Offshore Warrior, with Tony Vercillo and Tim Kellagher from Port St. Lucie, Florida, topped the Open Class while the Bandit, with Capt. Jeremy Bonnell and family, from St. Petersburg, Florida, claimed the win in the 23 Foot and Under Class at the SKA National Championships held November 16 to 19. […]
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Burke County Angler Lands State Record Salmon
While most people associate salmon with the Northeast and the West Coast, Tony Robinson knows of a honey hole in western North Carolina that produces a salmon that can put up quite a fight despite its relatively small size. […]
Bass Fishing
Ehrler Wins $500,000 at Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship; Carolinian Gagliardi Finishes 10th
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Standing before an arena filled with cheering bass-fishing fans, Brent Ehrler of Redlands, Calif., brought in a winning catch of five bass weighing 15 pounds, 1 ounce to pocket $500,000 in the Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship presented by Castrol on Lake Logan Martin. […]
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Five S.C. Anglers of 37 in Rolex/IGFA Inshore Championship
ISLAMORADA, Fla. – Five anglers from South Carolina are among 37 fly and light-tackle champion fishermen who will be competing in the sixth annual Rolex/IGFA Inshore Championship Tournament (ICT), July 9 – 12 in Islamorada. […]
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Palmetto State Youngster Finishes Seventh in Fourth Annual Mercury/IGFA Junior Angler World Championship
KEY WEST, Fla. – While Florida youngsters took the top places in the fourth annual Mercury/IGFA Junior Angler World Championship (JAWC), Chip Wall, 12, Murrell’s Inlet, SC finished 7th with 253 points on seven species of fish. […]
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Carolina Youngsters Participate in Fourth Annual Mercury/IGFA Junior Angler World Championship
KEY WEST, Fla. – Nearly 40 excited young anglers, themselves champions from tournaments across the nation and several countries, will be converging on Key West waters June 18-20 for the fourth annual Mercury/IGFA (International Game Fish Association) Junior Angler World Championship Tournament (JAWC). […]
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Rougemont Angler Catches State Record Green Sunfish
RALEIGH, N.C. – John Michael Deaton of Rougemont landed a 1 pound, 2 ounce green sunfish while fishing on a pond at Falls of the Neuse/Butner Game Land on May 5. Deaton caught his record-breaker using an ultra light Shakespeare Ugly Stick and a live red worm as bait. […]
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New Data Shows Brook Trout Imperiled Throughout Eastern Range
RALEIGH, N.C. – Brook trout once thrived in nearly every coldwater stream and river in the eastern United States, but unfortunately that isn’t so any more. […]
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Sibling Slab Rivalry
Falls of the Neuse Lake and Jordan Lake have grown up together — an hour’s drive apart on either side of the Raleigh-Durham area — since they were impounded more than 20 years ago. […]