Currituck Sound in the northern Outer Banks provides a year-round bounty of seafood and game — and for two local fishermen, it's a beautiful way of life.
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Family Tradition: Fishing for Adventure
A day of sunshine and good company beside the French Broad River is a day well spent, whether or not the trout are biting.
Honoring the Waters that Provide Our Bounty
Surely the first feast came from the water. By net or line, hook or gig, the promise of a fresh catch lures us still, and sustains us always.
12 Months, 12 Rivers, 12 Fish: A Guide to the Freshest Catch
From briny currents to bracing mountain pools, fish and rivers are always in cahoots. Our waters are stocked with true characters (fish, too) — if you know when and where to find them.
Patience Pays Off When Filming UNC-TV Fishing Show
Anglers on the long-running fishing show Carolina Outdoor Journal know all the secrets to a banner day on the river. Unfortunately, so do the fish.
19 Fresh Seafood Markets Across North Carolina
What to do when you simply cannot get to a riverside, ocean pier, or a sound shore with a rod and reel or a ready net? The answer is lying on ice at this very moment in these Carolina fish houses and markets.
Channel Bass, Natives of the Pamlico Sound
Whether you call it a red drum or a spottail, our state saltwater fish remains a prize for anglers and diners.
Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head
Chris Crockett teaches people how to catch, clean, and cook at Jennette’s Pier every Tuesday from March through December.
The Men Who Reinvented Fishing
Capt. Ernie Foster is likely the last captain in the original family of sport fishing — his father started the first charter boat in North Carolina in 1937. Now this Hatteras captain works to keep the family fleet that fishes for fun in harmony with neighbors who fish for profit.
