Outdoors events calendar for 03.31.16
Friday through May 5: S.C. wild turkey hunting season, gobblers only, on wildlife management areas.
Saturday: Catfish Anglers Tournament Trail season finale championship, Lake Wateree. Based at Wateree State Park. Entry fee $130 per team. Information: Brett Collins, 803-413-7521 or brett@carolinasbasschallenge.com.
Saturday: Mountain trout season opens at 7 a.m. on Hatchery Supported Waters in Western N.C. The waters are marked by green/white signs.
Saturday: 36th Annual Dogwood Bass Tournament, Lake Norman. Based at Queens Landing, 1459 River Highway, Mooresville. Sponsored by Lake Norman Shrine Club to benefit Childrens Hospitals. Entry fee $100 per two-person team. Information: Tournament chairman Bill Cork, 704-516-0506.
Saturday: Carolinas Bass Challenge Series tournament, High Rock Lake. Based at Tamarac Marina. Entry fee $200 per two-person team. Information: Brett Collins, 803-413-7521 or brett@carolinasbasschallenge.com.
Saturday: Free Family Fishing Festival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Jordan Lake, White Oak Recreation Area, White Oak Branch Road, Apex. Wide-ranging exhibits and instruction, plus fishing. Gift tackle boxes for young participants. Loaner rods and free bait available. Sponsored by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Information: CC King, 919-830-0202 or cc.king@ncwildlife.org.
Saturday: Carolinas Bass Challenge Series tournament, High Rock Lake. Based at Tamarac Marina. Entry fee $250 per two-person team, plus $50 per angler annual membership. Information: Brett Collins, 803-413-7521 or brett@carolinasbasschallenge.com.
Saturday through April 8: N.C. wild turkey hunting season, gobblers only, for youths under age 16.
Tuesday: Wild turkey hunting clinic for youths 10-17, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Clinton, S.C. Sponsored by S.C. Department of Natural Resources. Information:SimpsonS@dnr.sc.gov.
Wednesday: N.C. Wildlife Rescources Commission public hearing on temporary rules for bear hunting, 7 p.m., Leviton Auditorium, Moore Hall, Western Piedmont Community College, 1001 Burkemont Ave., Morganton.
Wednesday: Blue catfish seminar, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Pechmann Fishing Education Center, 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville. Sponsored by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Featured instructor is Zakk Royce, state record-holder for blue catfish. Information: Go to ncwildlife.org and click on “Learning” link.
April 9: NC-CATS catfishing tournament, Lake Wylie. Based at South Point Access Area. Entry fee $60 per boat. Information: Kevin Custer, 704-682-3614.
April 9-May 7: Statewide N.C. wild turkey hunting season for gobblers only.
April 14: Operation North State Top Shelf Fishing Festival for wounded warriors and disabled veterans, Lake Norman. Based at Pinnacle Access Area on Highway 150 west of Mooresville. Information: Terry Snyder, 336-764-5967 or 336-406-3459 or email snyder33@gmail.com
April 16: Family Fishing Clinic, 1-4 p.m., Sun City Grandparents Park, Fort Mill, S.C. Sponsored by S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
April 23: Becoming An Outdoors Woman fly-fishing workshop, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pechmann Fishing Education Center, Fayetteville. Sponsored by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Registration fee of $20 covers tackle, other fishing materials and lunch. Information: BB Gillen, 919-218-3638 or bb.gillen@ncwildlife.org.
April 28-30: 8th Annual Georgetown Meatfish Slam fishing tournament. Competition for offshore species blackfin tuna, dolphin, wahoo and yellowfin tuna. First place prize of $5,000. Entry fee $250 per boat. Benefits Kids Chance charity. Information: John Horton 843-546-1776.
April 30: End of striped bass season on the Roanoke River and its major tributaries.
May 5: End of S.C. wild turkey hunting season, gobblers only, on private lands.
This story was originally published March 30, 2016 at 3:25 PM with the headline "Outdoors events calendar for 03.31.16."