The waters of Morehead City and practically all the Piedmont lakes appear to offer good fishing possibilities during the next few days.Blue marlin up to 600 pounds, blackfin tuna and dolphin have been boated this week near the Gulf Stream out of Morehead City. And catches of king mackerel have been reported 10-20 miles at sea. Spanish mackerel and blues have arrived in schools along the shoreline, and puppy drum continue to hit in the marshes.
Vacationers will have fewer places to pitch their tents this summer in Colorado and Wyoming, and they can place the blame on bugs.
In the 1950s Lake James was nicknamed "The Dead Sea."
First-time anglers are often overwhelmed by Lake Norman's vastness, clear water and lack of aquatic vegetation.
A North Carolina fisherman drowned Friday in the Pagan River after falling from the boat while fishing with a friend, authorities said.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne proposed new regulations Wednesday to allow people to carry a concealed weapon in some national parks and wildlife refuges.
Friday-Saturday: Capt. Kyle's Spring Inshore Classic, fishing tournament for flounder and speckled trout, Ocean Isle Beach. Register on Friday, fish on Saturday. Information: 910-575-3474. Saturday: S.C. Marine Center Open House, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort Johnson, Charleston. Includes lectures on artificial reefs, sea turtles and the history of Fort Johnson.
Notebook Three Charlotte-area anglers scored in the top 10 of 200 co-anglers who fished the FLW Tour National Guard Open last Thursday-Saturday on Lake Norman.David Hudson of Jasper, Ala., finished first, winning $30,000 with a final-day, five-fish catch of 8 pounds, 2 ounces of bass.
Lake James in the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills and the Grand Strand area of Myrtle Beach appear promising destinations for anglers this weekend.Lots of crappie, spunky smallmouth bass and tasty walleye are being caught at James, the Catawba River Reservoir between Marion and Morganton.
Zuzana Vanha sits on a wall and gazes out at the water, talking about the Olympics. Her words come fast, like the chaotic waves at the U.S. National Whitewater Center where she spends almost all of her time.
I bent in ways that no 43-year-old man should have to bend Wednesday.
The nation's top whitewater slalom paddlers converge on Charlotte next weekend for U.S. Olympic team trials and four concurrent racing events, the largest and most prestigious international sports affair ever for the city.
A long-anticipated road leading to the U.S. National Whitewater Center will open in time for the kickoff of the Olympic team trials on Friday.
Several people who frequently paddle the waters of Mountain Island Lake are forming a new group to protect the lake's water and wildlife.
Much has been said and written about the "fish that got away."
