At last weekend’s 30th annual Old Salt Fall King of the Beach Kingfish Tournament, 415 teams ventured out in search of the biggest kingfish and bragging rights as the title of King. “These are the ...

As the summer fishing season ebbs, king mackerel becomes the target species for the tourneys that local anglers love to compete in. It takes a team of two to three anglers to complete a day of ...

Three Wilmington area fishermen took top honors in the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament Saturday. Joe Matthews of Winnabow took first place with a 43.45-pound king mackerel. Matthews and team were ...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The 44th Annual U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament has been postponed to next weekend due to inclement weather. “The decision to move the tournament was not made lightly, but ...

At the end of the first day of the two-day, 11th annual Southern Kingfish Association Division 6 Suncoast Kingfish Classic, Fish Attack hoped its 39.84-pound king would hold off the other 141 teams ...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) -The 45th Annual U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament was hosted by the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce at Dutchman Creek Park on Oct. 5-7. “The U.S. Open is one of ...

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It was a warm weekend, and fishermen were out and about, reeling in fish from several locales. In the mix were perhaps the season's first kingfish. Those fish were landed Sunday at the southern end of ...