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Participants at the Warriors on the Water event salute the American flag during a pre-tournament ceremony at Jordan Lake.
WOW, What a Celebration for Servicemen
May 9, 2008
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.

By Tony Garitta

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. MFC Reopens Red Drum Season
May 4, 2008
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.

From News Reports

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. Be on Lookout for Snakehead Fish
May 4, 2008
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.

From News Reports

P&G, in partnership with Berkley and in conjunction with the Wal-Mart FLW Tour event on Lake Norman, will host a visit with the Big Brothers and big Sisters of Charlotte on Saturday, April 26, at the Charlotte Convention Center. P&G to Host Fishing Clinic for Charlotte Big Brothers Big Sisters Chapter
April 25, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. P&G, in partnership with Berkley, will host a visit with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte on Saturday, April 26 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Convention Center in conjunction with the Wal-Mart FLW Tour National Guard Open on Lake Norman April 24-27.
From News Reports

The Highway Patrol held their first-ever public forum at UNC-W on April 21 to explain the laws regarding trailering boats. Highway Patrol Holds First-Ever Public Forum on Trailering Boats
April 24, 2008
On April 21, in the Warwick Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the N.C. Highway Patrol held their first ever public forum to explain the laws on towing boats and their manner of enforcing them.

By Jerry Dilsaver

Fred Harris, interim executive director of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, announced April 17 he will resign his job May 31. He will be the second WRC executive director to resign within 10 months.
WRC Interim Director Announces Resignation
April 20, 2008
For the second time in less than a year, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will be without an executive director.

By Craig Holt

Gag grouper and beeliners (vermilion snapper) are two of the species that will be the subject of the upcoming public meetings held by the SAFMC. Council to Hold Public Hearing/Scoping Meeting Series in May
April 17, 2008
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will hold a series of public meetings May 7 -15, 2008 to solicit input on fishery management alternatives designed to end overfishing for gag grouper, vermilion snapper, and red snapper, three economically important species in the snapper grouper management complex.
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Flyfishing is always one of the favorite classes at BOW events. Beyond BOW Registration Open
April 14, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 14, 2008)– Registration is now open for two upcoming events in the Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, a hands-on and fun way to learn outdoor skills presented by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

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The season for the commercial harvest of red drum will close at Noon on April 3 and remain closed until the new management year begins on Sept. 1. Commercial Harvest of Red Drum to Close
April 1, 2008
In a proclamation dated April 1, Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries, announced the commercial harvest of red drum for the 2007-2008 fishing year will end at 12:00 Noon on April 3.


North Carolina Sportsman

On April 21, at UNCW, the N.C. Highway Patrol will conduct a public forum on the laws regulating towing boats on N.C. highways. Highway Patrol to Hold Forum on Trailering Oversize Boats
March 17, 2008
In what has been heralded as a first for the Highway Patrol, the N.C. Highway Patrol will conduct a public forum on Monday, April 21st discussing the rules and regulations of transporting oversize recreational and commercial boats on North Carolina highways.

By Jerry Dilsaver

 

 

 

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