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Mountain trout available at wild stream pools
Big brown trout are available for anglers during drift fishing at the South Holston and Watauga rivers. 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.
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‘Old’ drum main game in town at lower Neuse
‘Old’ drum, which are the largest members of the species, are the main target of anglers at the lower Neuse River and Pamlico Sound. Anglers are targeting ‘old’ (big) drum at the lower Neuse and Pamlico Sound.
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Sheepshead, flounder, reds inshore at Crystal Coast
Sheepshead ranging to 8 pounds are plentiful at Morehead City and Atlantic Beach bridge pilings. Sheepshead, flounder and red drum are providing most of the current action for Atlantic Beach/Morehead City inshore anglers.
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NorthCarolinaSportsman.com moderation team grows
Three more members have been added to the growing NorthCarolinaSportsman.com moderation team tasked with continuing the site’s reputation as one of the best places to discuss the state’s hunting and fishing opportunities.
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Mountain Island more than just a bass lake
McDowell Creek and Duck Cove on Mountain Island Lake hold fantastic populations of bluegill. Mountain Island offers a lot of fishing for anglers who aren’t planning to target largemouth or spotted bass.
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Anglers catch variety of fish from Wilmington to Southport
Anglers are catching red drum in the early-morning and late-evening hours from Wrightsville to Southport. A variety of fish are available for inshore anglers from Wrightsville Beach to Southport, a top area fishing guide said.
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Viperx4 joins NorthCarolinaSportsman.com as moderator
Jeff Huggins, a.k.a. Viperx4. NorthCarolinaSportsman.com welcomes Jeff Huggins, better known as Viperx4 on the site's forum, as a moderator. Huggins joins the team to help direct the forum and ensure the site continues to grow.
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Judge's decision is setback for Outer Banks beach-access supporteres
Anglers fear that surf-fishing could be curtailed severely at places such as Cape Point near Buxton if the National Park Service enforces piping plover critical habitat range. Outer Banks residents and visiting anglers who visit the Cape Hatteras National Seashore believe that flawed science is behind the federal government’s attempts to shut down public beach access.
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Commission sets early seasons for migratory birds.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has set dates and bag limits for the early migratory bird seasons for 2010-2011.
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Three young anglers net lifetime licenses
At only 7 years old, Curtis Markham is an avid outdoorsman who loves to hunt and fish and now, thanks to Neuse Sport Shop in Kinston, Curtis will be able to hunt and fish in North Carolina without purchasing a license — ever.
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Delayed rule changes will take effect Aug. 1.
The proposed hunting and trapping rule changes approved by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission in March 2009 but delayed for legislative review will go into effect on Aug. 1.
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Public hearing site changed for northern piedmont
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced on Wednesday that it was changing the location for its District 5 public hearing, scheduled for on Sept. 8. The public hearing will be held in the auditorium of Central Carolina Community College, 764 West Street, Pittsboro. Previously, the District 5 hearings had been held in the second floor courtroom in the Civil Courts Building, Graham.
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Big Rock tournament is sued over disqualification
MOREHEAD CITY -- Two lawsuits have been filed over the $900,000 in prize money for a record-breaking marlin caught and then disqualified in a North Carolina fishing tournament.
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Turkey harvest breaks record again
Tarheel State hunters killed more than 13,700 turkeys during the April-May spring season, an increase of almost nine percent over the record-setting 2009 season. North Carolina hunters killed a record 13,756 wild turkeys during the 2010 spring season.
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Gun ownership protected from state, local government bans, U.S. Supreme Court rules
State and local governments cannot quash the right to keep or bear arms, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today (June 28) in a five to four vote.
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July 4 is free fishing day in North Carolina
RALEIGH – Fish for free in all public waters — including coastal waters — on July 4 from 12:01 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.
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Big Rock disqualifies Citation, moves Carnivore to first place
The Cape Carteret-based Carnivore, which caught this 528-pound blue marlin last week, was named winner of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on Tuesday after tournament officials disqualified an 883-pound blue marlin caught by the Hatteras-based Citation for a rules violation. The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on Monday disqualified an 883-pound blue marlin caught by the Hatteras-based Citation after determining that the boat's mate did not have a valid North Carolina fishing license when the fish was caught.
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