Outdoors

Fishing report

Best times for anglers This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones (X indicates best days).--- Sunday 1:35...

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Shad season is officially open

Danny Joe Humphrey

The mysterious Shad season officially opened Jan. 12 by Philip Tripp of Sharon Church Road. He set the new record for the earliest hickory shad taken on hook and line when he landed a 1-pound, 2-ounce hickory around midday at Nelson’s landing on the Neuse...

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My thoughts on fox hunting, trapping

Danny Joe Humphrey

It was good news to read about the reopening of fox hunting and trapping in Lenoir County. The closing of the season on fox 20-plus years ago was a farce. The no hunting or trapping of fox came about as a result of fox hunters, who hunt fox with dogs,...

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Homing instincts not just for the birds

Danny Joe Humphrey

As you know, I raise show pigeons and flying rollers. When someone new comes by to see the birds they all ask the same question: “If you let them out will they comeback? Are they homing pigeons?” I always answer that they’re not homers. The idea that...

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Could one fish be worth $1 million?

DANNY JOE HUMPHREY

This question has been asked and answered about a million times - but whether or not it is worth a million bucks, I don't know. The world record bass weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces and was caught on June 2, 1932, by George W. Perry, a 19-year old...

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Bojangle's Catfish Classic is May 19-20

DANNY JOE HUMPHREY

We are quickly moving up on the Second Annual Bojangle's Catfish Classic, sponsored by the Neuse Sport Shop. The two-day event is scheduled for May 19-20. The purpose of the event is to bring catsfishermen from around the state to reveal the...

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Florida’s economy affected by largemouth bass

DANNY JOE HUMPHREY

This past Sunday afternoon as I was watching the Outdoor Channel, a very interesting story came on about Florida’s new state-of-the-art bass hatchery. The new facility will be redeveloped at the old Richloam Hatchery. The 72 existing ponds hold 55...

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Florida’s economy affected by largemouth bass

DANNY JOE HUMPHREY

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Catching bait robbers

Last week, I talked about some fishing history when attempting to catch sheephead.Sheephead is a saltwater fish, with head and teeth like a sheep. They are black striped like an old convict shirt. They feed on crustaceans that thrive on bridge pilings...

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Rick and Rickey Foss take top honors on Bojanles’ at Lawson’s Creek

The father and son team of Rickey and Rick Foss of La Grange, captured top honors at the seventh stop of the Bojangles’ Trounament Trail Tournament held at Lawson’s Creek in New Bern on Aug. 12.The event was the last chance to anglers to qualify for the...

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