Recreational fishing interests have long tried to end trawling in the sound, Phillips said. Now he thinks those interests are about to prevail.

The sound – 80 miles long and 15 to 20 miles wide – is a nursery for fish, and its natural state should be restored and protected. It's good for the environment and supporting recreational ...

According to a news release, a call for help came in around 2 a.m. from a 35-foot-long fishing boat, which was around five miles from Engelhard, North Carolina, in the Pamlico Sound.

Davis went missing after the boat he was in sank on the night of January 7 around the Pamlico Sound. The Coast Guard received a distress signal from the fishing vessel Papa’s Girl.

A U.S. Coast Guard lifeboat crew rescued two fishermen as their commercial fishing boat sank in the Pamlico Sound Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. U.S. COAST GUARD FIFTH DISTRICT ...

PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) – The bodies of both missing boaters whose boat sank in the area of the Pamlico Sound in early January have been found. According to Sgt. Charles Herina with the Hyde ...

Located along the Tar and Pamlico Rivers, the waterfront town of Washington, N.C., is known for its water-based activities which includes, to little surprise, great fishing opportunities.