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Park Service Starts Closing Cape Hatteras Beaches to ORVs

National Park Service rangers posted signs to disallow ORV driving at three beaches of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore that are popular with anglers each spring, including the Point.

The consent-decree settlement regarding beach driving by ORVs at Cape Hatteras National Seashore apparently was all environmentalist plaintiffs — Audubon Society and Defenders of Wildlife — wanted.
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Busy Bass Weekend in Charlotte Crowns Triple Champions

Sean Hoernke pulled away on the final day to win the Wal-Mart FLW Tour tournament on Lake Norman by more than 4 pounds.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sean Hoernke used to be one of the most promising up and coming pros on the FLW Tour.
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Elias Sets Four-day BASS Record in Texas

Paul Elias of Laurel, Miss., landed 132 pounds, 8 ounces of bass in Texas to shatter the former four-day BASS total weight record.

ZAPATA, Texas — Falcon Lake was full of big surprises, but maybe none bigger than Paul Elias jumping from fifth place April 6 to win the Bassmaster Elite Series Lone Star Shootout with a record BASS four-day tournament total of 132 pounds, 8 ounces of largemouth bass.
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New River’s Trout Bite is Speck-tacular

Rick Kellum caught a nice speck with a Skitter Walk topwater lure during late March.

Although spring weather often is variable in North Carolina, ranging from sunny to wet, cold and windy, it doesn’t seem to affect the speckled trout bite at the New River.
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May 24 OBX Fishing School to Feature Cobia, Kings and Jacks

The OBX Fishing School on May 24 will feature information on catching cobia, jacks and king mackerel.

On Saturday, May 24, the Outer Banks Fishing School will feature a full day of specialized instruction on local techniques, tactics and locations for catching cobia amberjack and king mackerel.
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WOW, What a Celebration for Servicemen

Participants at the Warriors on the Water event salute the American flag during a pre-tournament ceremony at Jordan Lake.

Before the sun came up April 18 at Jordan Lake, 175 bass boats, each decorated with a yellow ribbon and an American flag and arranged in flights of red, white, and blue, held fast as their occupants awaited the 7:15 a.m. take-off from the New Hope Landing to begin the third Warriors on the Water event, a bass tournament celebrating the men and women who have served our country.
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MFC Reopens Red Drum Season

Even though the season weight cap was reached several weeks previously and the season closed on April 3, the MFC voted at their April meeting to reopen the commercial harvest of red drum.

MOREHEAD CITY – Citing the action as a means to reduce regulatory discards of dead fish, the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted to reopen the commercial red drum harvest season effective April 28.
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Be on Lookout for Snakehead Fish

The difference between a bowfin (bottom illustration) and a snakehead fish is shown by examining the anal fin (the fin on the fish’s bottom nearest its tail). A snakehead’s anal fin is more than half the length of its dorsal (top back) fin, while a bowfin’s anal fin is less than half the length of its dorsal fin.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds anglers fishing the Catawba River this year to be on the lookout for snakehead — an exotic, predatory fish that has the potential to expand its range into N.C. waters.
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