The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding anglers fishing the Catawba River and its lakes to look out for the snakehead, an exotic, predatory fish that could expand its range into N.C. waters.If anglers suspect they have caught a snakehead, keep it, freeze it or place it on ice and report the fish to the commission by calling 919-707-0220.
An established snakehead population could reduce the number of popular game and nongame species, affecting angler catch rates.
An angler reportedly caught a fish from the Lake Wylie backwaters last May and thought the fish was a bowfin. He took photographs of the fish before releasing it near Belmont. Biologists later identified the fish as a northern snakehead. -- Observer News Services
Disabled sportsmen to get a boost, literally
Disabled hunters and sportsmen will soon get a birds-eye view of deer and other wildlife, thanks to a partnership between the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Handicapped Sportsmen.
The two groups purchased 10 hydraulic lifts that will allow disabled sportsmen to be lifted 20 feet.
The lifts, which are attached to trailers, can be moved to any area of the state for the commission's special permit hunts for disabled sportsmen, which occur several times each year. -- ONS
A productive outing for 4 area anglers
Four friends from the greater Charlotte area aren't likely to forget their first surf-fishing trip to remote Portsmouth Island on the Outer Banks.Phil Fowler of Tega Cay caught a red drum measuring 46 inches. Darrell Martin of Lincolnton reeled a red of 45 inches to the beach.
Randy Nance of Concord and Jason Meyer of Charlotte both caught several bluefish in the 8-10 pound range. -- TOM HIGGINS
Catches of the week
• Flathead catfish of 68 and 40 pounds at Lake Norman, by Phillip Price of Marion, N.C.
• A 49 1/2-inch red drum in the surf on Hatteras Island, by Karen Roberts of Wilmington.
• Red drum of 50 and 48 inches in the surf at Ocracoke Island, by Nathan Wright of Hickory.
• Twelve dolphin ranging from 20-26 pounds, blackfin tuna and a 54 1/2-pound wahoo, by a party fishing aboard the Miss Laura out of Georgetown (S.C.) Landing Marina with Chris Twitty.
• A 19.75-pound red snapper out of Ocean Isle Beach, by Linwood Wynce of Shallotte.
• An 8.3-pound sea trout near Ocean Isle Beach, by local angler Brandon Sauls.
• An 8.2-pound black drum at Bogue Inlet Pier, by Tracy Shoaf of Broad Creek.
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