Morehead City Fishing Makes Top Ten List
           
Morehead City was recently named one of the “Ten Best Fishing Towns in America” by Field and Stream Magazine, the world’s leading outdoor publication. Noted the article, “I asked a Redfish Cup veteran where he might retire, and it took him about two seconds to answer: ‘Morehead City, NC.’ Hard to argue the choice. For starters, some of the biggest redfish in the world roll around the ocean surf here in the fall. Offshore, you can catch dolphin, tuna, even marlin. Inshore fishing for reds, seatrout, and other species is fairly consistent in most seasons.

And as soon as you head inland, you're smack dab in prime bass country. There's certainly a tourist ebb and flow that impacts the lifestyle here, but it's hard to find a better all-year-and-all-season environment with this much diversity and appeal.”

The “Ten Best Fishing Towns in America” survey factored in costs, attractions, distractions, seasons and most important, fishing action. (Photo: Jarrett Bay Boatworks)

Sportsmen Have Significant
Impact on NC Economy
           
North Carolina's estimated one million hunters and anglers spend more than $1.7 billion a year on the sports, according to a new report released by the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The study found that North Carolina's hunters and fishermen directly support 29,000 jobs with an estimated total salary of $818 million. The outdoor activities also generate an estimated $170 million in state and local taxes.

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