Located near the easternmost protrusion of the Outer Banks, the Crystal Coast offers inshore opportunities and a relatively ...

Here's what our striped bass fishing expert recommends for rods, reels, and lures. ... and straggles into North Carolina. Come spring, a percentage will spawn in this region, ...

Nearly 50,000 5- to 8-inch striped bass were grown at the Edenton National Fish Hatchery, operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and released into the Cape Fear below Lock and Dam No. 1 ...

The North Carolina Senate passed a bill to ban shrimp trawling in inland waters, but after fierce opposition from the shrimp ...

Lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives have effectively killed a ban on inshore shrimp trawling, a proposal ...

Officials warned North Carolina residents to kill the northern snakehead if they spot it. Here’s what to know about the dangerous invasive fish species.

Today, anglers fishing the Santee River system can only retain three striped bass that measure between 23 and 25 inches between Oct. 1-June 15; the striper season is closed June 16-30.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency petition from Maryland fishing groups to block new fishing restrictions around striped bass. Filed March 4, the petition claimed the Atlantic ...

The author with a striped bass hooked on a prior fishing trip. Striper fishermen Roger Zalucky, left, of Troy, and Jack Whitman of Colonie both hook into fish while wading the Hudson River Friday ...

Recreational bluefin tuna fishing restrictions tightened for 2025 after anglers exceeded the 2024 quota. Medium-sized bluefin tuna (47-73 inches) are now off-limits, while limits on smaller school ...

The fish is not established in North Carolina, but “a few individual fish have been collected” over the years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).