Offshore Fishing
Youth angler catches 400-pound swordfish
On the second drop of the day, Al Morris, Jr. caught a 400-pound swordfish out of Atlantic Beach, N.C. on March 24, 2019 after a 4-hour fight. […]
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Offshore Fishing
Youth angler catches his first swordfish
Al Morris, Jr. was fishing in 1900 feet of water out of Atlantic Beach, N.C. when he hooked and landed his first swordfish during a late January 2019 trip with his dad Capt. Al Morris and friend Jackson Sproul. […]
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Youth angler catches 72-pound, 14-ounce dolphin
Lucas Duke, a 14-year-old from Dexter, Ga, has been dubbed the Duke of Hatteras after catching what is believed to be the biggest dolphin ever caught by a youth angler while on a trip out of Hatteras Inlet last week. […]
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Youth angler catches 400.4-pound blue marlin at Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
Rare Breed, a boat based in Sullivan’s Island, S.C., marched into third place on Wednesday in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, with a 400.4-pound blue marlin caught after a 32-minute battle by 16-year-old angler E.J. Nettles of Charleston, S.C. […]
Catfish
8-year-old angler catches 100-pound catfish at Kerr Lake
On a spring break outing, H.R. Carver of Roxboro, NC, along with his sons Jack and Sam, set out to enjoy all that Kerr Lake had to offer — a rented cabin, hiking, and a guided fishing trip with Austin Sartin of Burlington, NC. Such adventures often create memories that last a lifetime, and this was no exception. Eight-year-old Sam caught a 100-pound blue catfish. […]
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Youth surf angler catches huge tarpon on Portsmouth Island
An angler’s first saltwater fishing trip is always something special. But, 15-year-old Kyle Crissler of Jacksonville, Ark. took it to another level while surf fishing with his friend, Matthew Usrey, and his dad, Robert Usrey, on Portsmouth Island on June 27th. While hoping to catch a shark, Kyle intercepted a tarpon over 6 feet long instead. […]
Bass Fishing
Columbia youth angler catches big bass
Have you ever gone to visit friends without any knowledge that fishing would be involved? It’s happened to many of us. You show up, chat a little while, then your friend mentions something about a fishing pond nearby. […]
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Youth angler catches 5-pound brown trout in Ashe County
This time of year, it’s common to let our attention go to the beaches of the Carolinas for fishing offshore, nearshore, and inshore. The fishing is great for many different species along the coast, but we shouldn’t overlook the trout fishing that we have in the western part of both states. […]
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North Carolina youth angler catches huge Santee catfish
Few things are more special for a father than watching his children enjoy fishing as much as he does. It’s even better to watch them catch a real trophy, and that’s exactly what happened when 11-year-old Ethan Edwards of Maiden, N.C. was handed the rod while drifting for catfish on Lake Marion in South Carolina. […]
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Youth angler claims N.C. scamp record
A youngster from Tennessee has set a North Carolina state record with a 32-pound scamp grouper caught of Morehead City on June 2, a fish that is a potential all-tackle and junior world record. […]