North Carolina commercial redfish closed temporary April 13, 2010
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries officials closed the commercial red drum fishery effective yesterday, but the April 12 proclamation by DMF Director Louis Daniel was not an end to all commercial fishing for red drum. Instead, it was but merely an early closing of the first segment of the two-part state commercial redfish season.
By Jerry Dilsaver
NorthCarolinaSportsman.com turkey contest begins April 1, 2010
Registered users of NorthCarolinaSportsman.com can win official Sportsman gear and Primos hunting equipment in the new Turkey Photo and Video Contests.
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Marine Fisheries backpedals from earlier gill-net decision, puts in place new restrictions March 30, 2010
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission has taken a giant step back from an earlier decision in favor of gill-net commercial fishermen. At its meeting in late March, commissioners proposed new measures that would seem to be aimed at answering a suit filed over gill nets and sea turtles.
By Jerry Dilsaver
Thrift builds lead in FLW Tour event on Lake Norman March 26, 2010
CHARLOTTE – While the majority of the FLW Tour field struggled once again to unlock the mystery of Lake Norman’s big-bass bite, Bryan Thrift had no such trouble. Producing the largest stringer of the tournament to date – a whopping 16-pound, 9-ounce bag – Thrift cruised into the overall tournament lead by more than 2 pounds on Friday.
Nashville angler catches pending state-record crappie March 16, 2010
If you’re going to spend the day crappie fishing and only catch two fish, having one of them break the state record is pretty much a trip-saver.
By Dan Kibler
Crews wins season's inaugural Bassmaster Elite Series event March 15, 2010
The equivalent, for an angler, to Lebron James swishing a last-second three-pointer is to land a 5-pounder on the last cast. John Crews of Salem, Va., executed that feat on the California Delta in the grandest of fashions Sunday to score victory at the Duel in the Delta, the Bassmaster Elite Series season-opener.
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Mike Zlotnicki receives fisheries conservation award March 12, 2010
Mike Zlotnicki, former News & Observer outdoor editor, recently received the Fred A. Harris Fisheries Conservation Award presented by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Fisheries Society during its annual meeting held in Asheville on Feb. 26-28.
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BASS moves Federation Nation Championship to Louisiana's Red River March 11, 2010
Amateur anglers will gather on Louisiana's Red River Oct. 27-29 for the BASS Federation Nation Championship, from which six will earn coveted slots in the 2011 Bassmaster Classic.
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More than 750 deer had been scored with three hours remaining until the close of the show, an increase from 714 deer during all of last year’s show.
By Andy Crawford
Weldon Boating Access Area renovated March 3, 2010
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 2) – The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has opened the newly refurbished Weldon Boating Access Area on the Roanoke River for this year’s striped bass season.
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Fishermen rally to net support in Washington February 26, 2010
Many fishing industry spokesmen and more than 20 political leaders who support the fishing industry are calling the “United We Fish” rally that was held near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday (Feb. 24), accomplished exactly what it was intended to do – draw attention to problems with the current course of marine fisheries management.
By Jerry Dilsaver
Groups demand immediate marine fisheries management changes February 25, 2010
Six groups representing recreational anglers have joined to call on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Jane Lubchenco to change how the nation’s marine fisheries are managed, going so far as to lay out a framework to do so.
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