NC Freshwater Fishing State Record Program
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NC Freshwater Fishing State Record Program
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North Carolina Is A Catfish Paradise - Carolina Country
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NCWRC, Facebook
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NJDEP, Fish & Wildlife
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PHOTOS: NC freshwater fishing state records
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Florida Man Breaks State Peacock Bass Record
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Reidsville man reels in new state record for channel catfish
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2022's Best and Worst States for Fishing
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Fayetteville angler's North Carolina state-record flathead catfish could be supplanted
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Angler breaks 61-year-old record with speckled trout catch
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Redbreast Sunfish
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NJDEP, Fish & Wildlife
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Record-breaking fish: Huge catches that made headlines in 2022
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Georgia DNR celebrates anglers' record breaking catches