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Spotted Sea Trout FMP Amendment 1
The Marine Fisheries Commission is scheduled to meet November 20-22, 2024 at the Islander Hotel and Resort in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. The address for the hotel is: 102 Islander Dr Emerald Isle, NC 28594 If you are a speckled trout fisherman in…
George Clark, Jr. – A Lifetime of Conservation
September 5, 2024 At our Cape Fear Chapter Banquet in Wilmington last month, we recognized one of our oldest-living CCA NC Life Members, George Clark, Jr., for his lifetime commitment to the conservation of our…
Man Overboard- Surviving in the open ocean
In this episode of Fisheries Gone Wild, we bring on a special guest, Graham Taylor. Graham recently experienced a very nerve-racking situation offshore fishing out of Beaufort inlet, an experience that could happen to anyone while fishing offshore and…
Time to stand up for Speckled Trout: Amendment 1 Speckled Trout FMP
Fisheries Gone Wild Podcast is back again to discuss the upcoming Marine Fisheries Commission meeting on August 21-23. Please come out for Public comment in Raleigh 6:00pm August 21 and 9:00am August 22. The Division of Marine Fisheries will be…
Anglers Rights Alliance- Fishing with Brewski
On this Episode of “FISHERIES GONE WILD”, we sit down with Steven Brewster. Steve is a Veteran, NC angler and an advocate for our marine resources here in North Carolina. Steve has taken a deep dive into fully understanding how our fisheries are…
NC’s Floundering Public Resources- No Recreational Flounder Season?????
Listen in to the latest episode of Fisheries Gone Wild!! On this episode we take a dive into Southern Flounder, the states failed management approach and how we got to this point. The state has truly failed the public angler , we have now been shut…
Crowded Waters- A dive into NC Oyster Aquaculture
North Carolinas Oyster aquaculture industry is still in its enfancy, although rapidly expanding. This emerging shellfish farming industry has rapdily increased in size in upwards of 600% in some areas of our state such as Pender County within a very…
Fishing Nosara Costa Rica
Join us for yet another episode of “Fisheries Gone Wild” with the CCA NC crew. This episode, we take you on a journey away from the Coast of North Carolina and into the diverse coastline of Costa Rica. CCA NC holds 12 fundrasing banquets across the…
November 16th Marine Fisheries Commision Meeting
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person next week at the Islander Hotel and Resort, 102 Islander Dr., Emerald Isle. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15; at 9 a.m. on…

Pamlico Point Artificial Reef Project – AR 293
In October 2023, CCA NC organized the deployment of almost 300 reef structures onto a 15-acre site in the Pamlico Sound to create North Carolina’s newest artificial fishing reef, AR-293. The new reef will boost…
Neuse River Old Drum Fishery
On this episode of “Fishereis Gone Wild” we sit down with New Bern Native and owner of Custom Marine Fabrication, Donald Willis as well as Oriental fishing guide, Captain Bobby Brewer to talk about the Bull Drum Fishery here in the Neuse River and…