In 2018, Live Target introduced the Fleeing Shrimp, a lure that immediately gained a lot of attention and accolades, including winning the coveted ICAST award for best new saltwater soft lure. The crew at Inventive Fishing have put the Fleeing Shrimp to the test and this video gear review takes an in-depth look at this […]
Fishing, Fishing Lure, Fishing tackle, Fleeing Shrimp, Flounder, Gear Review, Inshore, Live Target, Lures, Redfish, trout
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have cited 34-year-old Paul Haptonstall for allegedly selling redfish and speckled trout at his residence. The department had received complaints about Haptonstall advertising his sale of redfish and speckled trout on social media, so agents from the LDWF’s Special Investigations Unit went to Haptonstall’s residence, and purchased 138 […]
From the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries: North Carolina will close all coastal waters to commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest for an indefinite period beginning at noon Friday [February 7, 2014]. N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Director Louis Daniel issued a proclamation today implementing the closure, after consulting with N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission […]
fish, Fishing, North Carolina, Regulations, Spotted Sea Trout, trout
The New York Times ran a story today (by way of The Texas Tribune) about increases in recreational saltwater fishing limits. The article, which is worth reading, specifically addresses the move Parks and Wildlife made last week to impose further restrictions on spotted trout and flounder fishing. From the article: “In November, during flounders’ spawning […]
We were talking with some friends in Wrightsville Beach, NC today who are conveying some rather intriguing news about southern North Carolina fishing as December heads into its final days. It is, indeed cold in NC, but not as cold as it could be. It’ll be in the mid 50s today, and perhaps up into […]
Florida keys fishing guides took to the water today to protest the closure of Everglades National Park caused by the Federal Government shutdown. The rally, which was organized by Captain Randy Towe, was designed to convince federal officials to reopen the park’s waters. The rally drew more than 100 boats, kayaks, and paddle boards. While […]
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Saltwater Nation anglers have just alerted us to a great event that was held this past weekend on South Padre Island, Texas: The South Padre Island Walk for Women 8th Walk for Women Bay Fishing Tournament. The tournament was just one part of a weekend full of fundraising and awareness-raising events. We hear that a […]
We’ve heard from a number of Saltwater Nation citizens this week about the great fishing going on in Delaware’s waters. Both offshore and inshore bites have been great this week, and the weather has been ideal for getting on the water. Offshore, boats running out to Washington Canyon have been reporting great bigeye tuna (Thunnus […]
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Richard Moore of CBS affiliate Action News 4 in the Texas Rio Grande Valley posted a story today about fisheries management in southern Texas. According to Moore, Texas Parks and Wildlife Biologist Dr. Scott Walker released about 80,000 trout fingerling and 250,000 red drum fingerling into the Lower Laguna Madre at Port Mansfield. Texas has […]
We’re getting word from all along the South Carolina coast that the inshore fishing is great and heating up. We’re hearing decent reports of cobia being taken in the southern part of the state, especially around Beaufort and Port Royal down past Paris Island to Hilton Head, with one or two reports from Huntington Island […]
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The Carteret County Marine Fisheries Advisory Board in North Carolina met tonight in Beaufort and adopted a resolution to oppose portions of House Bill 983, titled 2013 Fisheries Economic Development Act. The Bill, which you can read in its entirety here, proposes to designate red drum, sea trout, and striped bass as coastal sport fish, […]
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