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Thursday, June 16th, 2011Designing a top quality, semi-custom center console that runs as well as it fishes was at the forefront of Hampstead boatbuilder Brad Knight’s mind when he created the Onslow Bay 20 six years ago, and it’s still Onslow Bay Boatwork’s mission statement as they sit on the cusp of their fourth model, the 32’ Offshore. [...]
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Cape Fear On The Fly – Spanish Short Notice
Thursday, May 26th, 2011In all kinds of fishing, the right conditions are everything. The right tide, the best moon phase, the optimum time of day, and especially wind and weather are all key factors in the success of any fishing trip. Some of them we can control, but most of them we cannot. We can plan for the [...]
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Cape Fear On The Fly – Afternoon Blues
Thursday, May 12th, 2011Although not nearly as glamorous or prized as many species of saltwater fish, the bluefish can prove to be a challenging quarry to pursue with a fly rod. They show up in good numbers in our area this time of year and can readily be caught using a variety of fishing techniques. Blues will provide [...]
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The Road To Redfish – The Road (To Redfish) Less Traveled
Thursday, December 9th, 2010Fishing is a challenge, and fly fishing is even more of a challenge. So when Gary Hurley and I decided to chronicle the journey from novice to accomplished (hopefully) fly fisher in a series of articles over the course of a season, we knew we had our work cut out for us. It takes a [...]
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Road To Redfish – The Right Conditions
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Knowing that our schedules were going to becoming harder to mesh, with Gary starting to teach classes and me getting busier with the fall fishing heating up, we had to work extra hard just to get a couple of hours one afternoon to go throw the fly around and try to catch a redfish. Catching [...]