In June, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission fisheries biologists stocked 162,500 hybrid striped bass into Lake Norman, marking a shift in the agency’s management of the 32,510-acre reservoir from a striped bass fishery to a hybrid striped bass fishery. The … Continued
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, along with Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation, will conduct four fly-fishing clinics open to the public starting in January. The clinics will be held at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center on Raeford Road … Continued
In 2012, the Cape Fear River Partnership announced plans to construct an ADA-compliant, 90-foot wide fishing pier, paved parking area, and other facilities at the Cape Fear River Lock and Dam No. 1, located 32 miles upriver from Wilmington, North … Continued
According to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, snail bullheads and flat bullheads, also known as mudcats or yellow cats, have declined significantly throughout the upper Yadkin River, due to the introduction of the non-native flathead catfish. Flathead catfish are the … Continued
At more than 9,000 square miles, the Cape Fear River basin is one of the largest watersheds in North Carolina. Throughout parts of the watershed, habitat-related problems threaten fish including American shad, striped bass, river herring, and endangered Atlantic and … Continued