Signs point to success for Oriental tarpon tournament
Rotary Club of Oriental gears up for its second tarpon tournament with 43 boats registered, 125 sponsors, and 19 of last year’s captains returning. Most entries hail from Pamlico County, with funds benefiting the Rotary Scholarship Fund. Observers, tagging talks, and a Friday captain’s meeting set the stage as weather carries uncertain chances of thunderstorms.
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Oriental Rotary Club
Oriental Rotary
Orga- Propst
Pamlico County
New Berm
Greenville
Morehead City
Charlotte
Propst
Rotary Club
Oriental Marina
N.C. Sea Grant College
Roy Crabtree
Florida
New Bern boat leads Governor's Cup race early in season
New Bern’s Lost Tarheel tops the Governor’s Cup standings after five of eight events with 1,350 points. Leslie Ann from Smithfield is second with 1,000 points, followed by Release and other top entries. Records cover Cap’n Fanny’s and related billfish events, with next stops at Ducks Unlimited and Pirate’s Cove tournaments. 37 billfish entries this year include 19 blue marlin, 16 white marlin, and two sailfish. Call for more information.
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Lew Biggerstaff
New Bern
Leslie Ann
Smithfield
Albert Wadsworth
Rom Whitaker
Hatteras
Miss Judy
Lacy Henry
Atlantic Beach
Ben Smith
Wrightsville Beach
Citation
Fred Parsons
Hatteras Harbor
Big Rock
Cape Fear
Swansboro
Ducks Unlimited
Sea Water
Carolinas
Manteo
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries
Louisiana
Caddo Bossier High
Yadkin Point
Davie County
Forbush High School
Yadkin County
N.C
Fall Creek School
North Carolina
Macon
Great Swamp Archery Club
Downeast
Terry Lewis
Atlantic Coast Conservation Association
Sun Journal
P.O
Fishing forecast clouds weekend at North Carolina piers
Weather and rain dampen crowds at Wrightsville and Emerald Isle piers along the North Carolina coast. Pier operators report few anglers but some croaker, spot, flounder and kingfish catches. Windy seas and cooling water keep fish movement limited with glimmers of flounder among smaller fish.
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North Carolina
Dennis Wilkerson
Johnny Mercer
Wrightsville
Croaker
Spot
Flounder
King
Wilkerson
Emerald Isle Fishing Pier
Lib Heverly
Emerald Isle Pier
Anne Howell
Fishing Report From Outer Banks Pier Highlights Varied Catches
Scott notes keeper flounder at 14 to 15 inches and good night pompano. Frequent rain showers sweep the Outer Banks Pier with speckled trout gray trout spot and croaker between showers. Fred Phelps reports spot and Virginia mullet, plus abundant flounder 7-pound sheephead and 6 to 7 pound puppy drum.
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Outer Banks Pier
Outer Banks
Scott
Spot
Fred Phelps
Phelps
Bass Boom on Trent River Nets Big Day for Paul Wachter
Local fisherman Paul Wachter reports a remarkable bass outing on the Trent River. After a slow start near a dock, he catches multiple three to three and a half pounders and, over the next hour, releases more than 25 bass. Wachter notes the river’s bite has been unusually strong while contrasting a better day with a later one.
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Trent River
Neuse
Trent
Fishburne leads BASS tourney at High Rock Lake
Rain drenched High Rock Lake as 40 anglers kicked off the Bass Masters Classic. Leader Fishburne edged in with five bass totaling 14 pounds 10 ounces while Dion Hibdon took the day's biggest catch at 5 pounds 8 ounces for second place. limits were common with 12 fishing five fish limits as the event progressed toward a final round and a $50,000 top prize.
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Greensboro
Bass Anglers Sportsman’s Society
Rock
Claude
Fishburne
Canton
Davidson County
Dion Hibdon
Stover
Mickey Bruce
Buford
Poem
Bryan Kerchal
Newton, Conn
Guido Hibdon
Pike breaks Virginia state record at Motts Run Reservoir
Fisherman George Wood of Fredericksburg Virginia set a new state record for northern pike at Motts Run Reservoir Spotsylvania. The catch measured 47 inches long with an 18 inch girth beating the previous mark by four pounds and changing the statewide records.
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Spotsylvania
George Wood
Fredericksburg
Motts Run Reservoir
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Hunter Education Association
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Roanoke River
Fishing Report
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