Orange County, North Carolina

Free Fishing Day July 4

On July 4, anyone in North Carolina–residents or visitors–can fish for free in all public waters, including coastal waters, from midnight until 11:59 p.m., without needing a state fishing license. All other fishing regs apply, such as length and daily possession limit.

A license is required for all fishers 16 and older on all other days.

Fishing Pier Repaired

The fishing pier at University Lake, Carrboro, was repaired and rebuilt following damage from Chantal last summer. The lake operates Friday-Sunday 6:30-6, for fishing and boating (no gas engines), and will be open holidays Juneteenth, July 4 and Labor Day.

Lake Michie Closed

Durham’s Lake Michie closed June 5 due to low water levels. They will reopen for fishing and boating when the lake level rises to a safe level, city officials said.

SN will make some format changes for the next edition in July to reduce the editor’s workload. The paper will continue with a monthly feature (like Way Too Early ACC Hoops next month), road and bike race results, local league updates and rec news. The idea is to reduce the number of pages and the amount of content so he can take some time off and travel. Many of CSN’s former writers have already retired. The goal is to post the edition about mid month. We’ll try this for a few months. If you’re interested in writing about the outdoors—fishing, birding, hunting—let us know at joelcsn1@gmail.