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Spring is here! So are snakes, turtles, fish

Having grown up in eastern Beaufort County, I always looked forward to spring because the fish, snakes, turtles and an assortment of other animals were ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Monday, April 13, 2015 10:32 am

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If the boat isn’t ready, try fishing from the bank

If the boat is not ready to be launched this season and the urge to just “wet a hook” is simply more than you can ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Monday, April 6, 2015 12:48 pm

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Pear trees bloomin’, time to go shad fishin’

The “old timers” around Beaufort, Pamlico and Craven Counties have a saying, “When the Bradford Pear Trees are bloomin’, the shad should be runnin’ on ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Monday, March 30, 2015 12:16 pm

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American hero Chris Kyle — more than just a sniper

If you haven’t seen the movie American Sniper, you should take the time to. For some people who probably never even saw the movie, it ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:09 pm

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Kayak fishing to the extreme

Fishing from a kayak is probably the fastest growing outdoor sport in the world and, just like many other things we Americans try to do ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Thursday, March 12, 2015 3:29 pm

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Hope Town, Bahamas: A settlement of Carolinians who ran away from home

It’s been about 30 years since a new cousin in-law invited us to visit her at their family vacation home in the Bahamas. I’d never ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Monday, March 2, 2015 11:31 am

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Record cold threatens speckled trout

All this record setting cold weather we’re having may well affect more than our heating bills. One of our favored saltwater fish may be harmed ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Friday, February 27, 2015 10:47 am

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Storms down east offer outdoor adventures

As rare as snow is along the banks of the Pamlico River, it offers the outdoorsman a good opportunity to observe wildlife by following the ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Friday, February 27, 2015 10:47 am

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Illegal striped bass harvest means trouble for N.C. commercial fishermen

It has been many years since I traveled along the coast of North Carolina gathering information on how many striped bass commercial fishermen were catching ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:56 pm

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Kids have different games to play today

Who doesn’t remember the days when boys played cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians or war games with whoever we might be fighting at that ... Read more

by Fred Bonner, Monday, February 2, 2015 11:09 am

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