Sunday, November 26, 2006

Concerns to air over anti-sub range

MOREHEAD CITY - In 2004, Joe Shute noticed something funny happened with the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City.

The weeklong fishing tournament coincided with an offshore Navy training exercise, said Shute, who owns a bait and tackle shop in Atlantic Beach and runs inshore and offshore charters.

Blue marlin were plentiful on the first day of fishing, Shute said.

"The second day they turned on their maneuvers, and we didn't catch any more fish until the end of the week until they quit," Shute said. Read More