Justin Willams wasn’t too fond of school growing up on Hatteras Island. He preferred to surf and fish. But he did like art. So when he moved with his wife to Raphine, Va., and eventually left the custom cabinet business, his mind took him back to those days of drawing and painting. And fishing. “At first I was going to…
I’ve jokingly been telling folks that there is no need for me to own a boat or to go down to the shore to wet a line. All I have to do lately is stand on the back deck and cast a lure into the backyard. It’s that wet. And living close to the edge of the Pasquotank River, I…
Jet airliners roared nearby, either screeching to a halt or powering up for takeoff – seemingly just a few feet away. They didn’t scare a juvenile eagle or a majestic red tailed hawk as they floated effortlessly nearby, searching the surface of Lake Whitehurst’s frigid waters for an easy meal. It was late February and it was cold, just like…
A winter coastal storm sure isn’t the way to start off the special sea bass season, especially when opportuntites for hooking up are becoming more limited. Blame Mother Nature. Blame fisheries managers. A black sea bass season this time of year – when there are only 28 days in the month – doesn’t bode well for lots of action. Weather…
