Piedmont Saltwater Fishing Club

06/07/2024

Free t shirt for blood donors!
Come on, PSFC members and friends! Help save lives!!!

06/07/2024

Please schedule a donation in honor of my father-in-law, Bill Routh, who donated over 35 gallons of blood in his 92 years. Go to redcrossblood.org and search “Alamance” to find our drive. A free t shirt will be available for donors and 10 raffle tickets at our next meeting!

06/07/2024

Please give blood at the Red Cross /APC blood drive in honor of Bill Routh, my father-in-law, who donated over 35 gallons in his 92 years of living. He also received many units in his last few years due to chronic kidney disease. Go to redcrossblood.org and search “Alamance” to schedule an appointment!

Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need just feels good. Donate blood today to help those in need.

06/01/2024

Don’t miss our next meeting, this coming Tuesday, June 4 at Joseph’s Restaurant in the Sheraton Four Seasons beginning at 6pm. Our speaker will be Craig Cooper, discussing outboard motor maintenance.
There’s still a few Club T shirts available. And we’ll be selling raffle tickets to end our evening.
Hope to see you all there!

05/19/2024

35 Club members enjoyed the bottom fishing presentation featuring Tim Barefoot on our May 7 meeting. Many thanks Tim!!
Our next meeting is June 4, Joseph’s Restautant in the Sheraton Four Seasons in Greensboro. Our speaker will be Craig Cooper who will educate our group on outboard motor maintenance. Looking forward to seeing everyone on June 4!

05/19/2024

Keith Heath, Andre and Tyona Smith giving blood at the Red Cross/ Alamance Presbyterian Church Blood Drive on April 12. Next blood drive is Friday, June 14, 1:30pm to 6pm. Go to Redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment to donate. Every unit potentially saves a life!

05/09/2024

Public comment period open for temporary rules
to implement new mandatory harvest reporting law
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are accepting public comments on temporary rules to implement mandatory harvest reporting requirements passed by the N.C. General Assembly in Session Law 2023-137, Section 6. The comment period will close at 5 p.m. May 20, 2024.

Members of the public may submit comments in any of the following ways:
Marine Fisheries Commission Rules

Through an online form

By mail to:
N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission
Rules Comments
P.O. Box 769
Morehead City, N.C. 28557

Wildlife Resources Commission Rule

Through an online form

By mail to:
Rulemaking Coordinator
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
1701 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1700

Emailed to [email protected] (include name, county and state of residence in e-mail)
At a combined agency public hearing to be held virtually on May 1, 2024, at 6 p.m. Pre-registration is required:
Pre-register for Public Hearing
Join by phone: Toll Free 833-568-8864
Webinar ID: 160 805 6277

The new mandatory reporting law requires that any person who recreationally harvests Red Drum, Flounder, Spotted Seatrout (speckled trout), Striped Bass and Weakfish (gray trout) must report that harvest to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). Additionally, it requires anyone holding a commercial fishing license who is engaged in a commercial fishing operation to report all fish harvested to DMF, regardless of sale.

The requirement starts Dec. 1, 2024, and applies to Coastal Fishing Waters, Joint Fishing Waters and Inland Fishing Waters adjacent to Coastal and Joint Fishing Waters.

More information on this mandatory reporting requirement can be found on the DMF website at https://www.deq.nc.gov/mandatory-harvest-reporting.

NC Division of Marine Fisheries | 3441 Arendell Street | Morehead City, NC 28557 US

Mandatory Harvest Reporting The North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law 2023-137 in the fall of 2023. Section 6 of this legislation requires that any person who recreationally harvests Red Drum, Flounder, Spotted Seatrout (speckled trout), Striped Bass and Weakfish (gray trout) must repor...

05/09/2024

https://www.sportfishingmag.com/gear/how-to-reach-fish-beyond-the-sandbar/

Catching fish from the beach means covering water, and there's no better way to do that than by casting farther. Here’s how.

05/03/2024

Join us at Joseph’s Restaurant in the Sheraton Four Seasons this coming Tuesday, May 7 at 6pm for our monthly meeting. Our speaker will be Tim Barefoot who will educate us on bottom fishing. Tim is an old friend of our Club having appeared at previous meetings and fished with some of our members too.
Come out next Tuesday to enjoy fellowship, a good meal, fishing reports and Tim!!
Remember some cash for raffle tickets for door prizes.
I look forward to seeing you there!

04/24/2024

Pro guides and captains offer tips on fish filleting, along with step-by-step instructions. Photos provide the exact steps to fillet a mahi.

04/07/2024

To my fellow Club members and the general public that view this page, please donate blood at the drive below. Donating takes about one hour but you make a difference for someone that can last a lifetime!
Your generosity would be great appreciated!
The Drive goal is 30 pints. Only 26 of 50 appointments are full. Your help with blood donation is always desperately needed !

04/07/2024

04/07/2024

04/04/2024

Flounder mount done by club member John Cranford. All that fin work and the spots!! Nice job!!!

04/03/2024

40 Club members got to experience another great meeting and speaker! Pat Hayes of Pat Hayes Fly Fishing delivered an enthusiastic presentation, reviewing his fishing guide spots and target species!! His wife, Taylor, graciously agreed to draw tickets for our door prize raffle. Check out Pat’s website, especially his foundation!
Join us for our next meeting, May 7, with Tim Barefoot expert bottom fisherman and lure maker.
Many thanks to the staff and kitchen at Joseph’s Restaurant!

03/29/2024

Come to our next meeting on April 2 at Joseph’s Restaurant in the Sheraton Four Seasons beginning at 6pm to hear Pat Hayes. Pat is a Greensboro resident and a fly fishing guide on the New River, Smith River and local waters. Pat guides spin fishermen as well. Thanks to Knox Simms for suggesting we get Pat.
Looking forward to hearing fishing reports, talking a little business and enjoying Pat’s presentation.
Hope to see everyone there!

03/22/2024

Repost from Saltwater Sportsman Magazine!

Spanish and King Mackerel Regulations Possibly On the Horizon For East Coast

With saltwater fishing regulations by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries and the state’s increasing impact of commercial oyster farming, saltwater fishermen are wondering what’s next. These issues combined with fears of restrictions driven by offshore wind turbans, and the slowing of boat speeds for bigger boats to preserve the Right Whales, are becoming overwhelming and concerning for inshore and offshore anglers. Just when North Carolina saltwater fishermen thought the fishing could not get more restrictive, the agency came forward with what will be yet another problem.
Recently, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council announced that the agency would be holding a series of “Port Meetings” that target both Spanish and King Mackerel. This meeting will take place from April 2024 through November 2024 with North Carolina being the first stop.

Fishermen along the Atlantic are wondering what their fishing future holds when it comes to offshore. This latest news is especially concerning for North Carolina’s angling population which has seen increased regulations for species such as Flounder and Stripped Bass as well as Striped Mullet, that serves as a popular fishing bait for the state’s coastal fishermen, and now the issue with Spanish and King Mackerel fishing. While it’s only at the meeting level currently, it’s a start that has already created a substantial concern for the North Carolina coastal fishing community. This group of sportsmen have seen little or no good news in the past years from North Carolina’s saltwater fisheries. All eyes are watching with intensity as this latest event moves forward.
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be holding public meetings in North Carolina at the following times and locations:
April 1, 2024 – 6pm to 8pm
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Southern District Office
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, NC 28405
April 2, 2024 – 6pm to 8pm
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Central District Office
5285 Highway 70 West
Morehead City, NC 28557
April 3, 2024 – 6pm to 8pm
Hatteras Village Civic Center
6658 North Carolina Hwy 12
Hatteras, NC 27943.
April 4, 2024 – 6pm to 8pm
Dare County Administrative Building
Board of Commissioners Meeting Room
954 Marshall C. Collins Dr.
Manteo, NC 27954