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Wind Direction and Flooding
By: Bill Hitchcock
Sometimes too much emphasis is placed on the wind force of a Hurricane and and not enough emphasis on the effects of wind direction. With the passing of Hurricane Danielle and the approach of Hurricane Earl I thought it appropriate to re-publish the following article on wind direction and its effect on Read more...
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Hurricane Earl, Wind Direction and Flooding
September 1st, 2010 
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Tags: beaches, bill hitchcock, bogue sound, coast, crystal coast, danielle, flooding, hatteras, hurricane, hurricane earl, inner banks, map, morehead city, north carolina, obx, outer banks, rivers, saltwater catch, storm, tropical storm, water, wilmington, wind 
No Comments »Rip Currents
April 16th, 2010 admin Rip Currents Along North Carolina Beaches
A hazard to swimmers but a help to fishermen.
By: Bill Hitchcock
Are North Carolina beaches safe to swim? I was asked that question recently. The short answer is that all North Carolina beaches are safe. But at any given time a particular place on the beach may not be. We are Read more...
Posted in Area Info, Saltwater Tags: beach, berm, bill hitchcock, fish, fishermen, fishing, flounder, north carolina, ocean out suck, red drum, rip currents, sea mullet, spot, swimmer, waves No Comments »North Carolina Fishing Report
April 15th, 2010 admin Crystal Coast of North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Report
By: Bill Hitchcock
April is a month the coast transitions from winter doldrums to spring time hot and heavy fishing action. Mid-April particularly so. Traditionally around tax day water temperatures both inshore and offshore jump up by several degrees. This in turn brings the fish in and turns the bite Read more...
Posted in Saltwater Fishing Tags: bill hitchcock, billfish, black drum, black sea bass, blowfish, bluefin tuna, bogue inlet, crystal coast, fish, fishing, fishing report, grouper, gulf stream, north carolina, offshore, outer banks, pier, report, sea mullet, snapper, tuna, wahoo No Comments »North Carolina Red Drum
April 9th, 2010 admin
North Carolina Red Drum
A year in the making, “North Carolina Red Drum is the most complete half hour documentary ever produced on North Carolina’s state fish! Produced by Bill Hitchcock this television special covers biology, life cycle and migration, commercial and recreational fishing, management, underwater footage of drum in their natural habitat and plenty of Read more...
Posted in Video & TV Tags: bill hitchcock, biology, drum, fishing, life cycle, migration, north carolina, red drum, television, underwater, video No Comments »President George H.W. Bush
April 6th, 2010 admin This is a network video news release I produced about President George H.W. Bush. The President came to eastern North Carolina to fish and purchase a Fountain Power Boat.
I produced, directed and edited this video news release and did all of the aerial videography. This video was satellite uplinked to all the four major networks Read more...
Posted in Video & TV Tags: bill hitchcock, boat, fish, fountain power boats, network, news, north carolina, President George H.W. Bush, satellite uplinked, video, videography No Comments »Captain George Beckwith Interview
April 6th, 2010 admin Saltwater Catch Radio
Today’s guest is Captain George Beckwith of Down East Guide Service. Captain Beckwith is a marine biologist, charter boat captain, tournament champion, national television celebrity and international fisherman.
Listen to the interview Bill Hitchcock did on April 5, 2010 with Captain George just days after George returned from Costa Rica. Topics discussed in this exclusive Read more...
Posted in Area Info, Saltwater Catch Radio Tags: april, bass, bill hitchcock, boat, captain, Captain George Beckwith, charter, cobia, cold stun, costa rica, crystal coast, Down East Guide Service, fish, fisherman, fishing, fishing report, hydrology, marine biologist, north carolina, Pamlico, river, roanoke, saltwater catch, sound, speckled trout, Striped bass, stripers, tarpon, television, tournament, trout, weldon No Comments »Jerry Schill On Law Suit & Beasley Center
March 5th, 2010 admin Jerry Schill On Turtle Law Suit & Beasley Center
By: Bill Hitchcock
Jerry Schill, former President of the North Carolina Fisheries Association a commercial fishing trade organization speaks freely on the Saltwater Catch Radio program about the current law suit to ban gill nets filed on behalf of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center located in Topsail, NC.
Mr. Read more...
Crystal Coast Housing Market Report
March 4th, 2010 admin Crystal Coast Housing Market Report
By: Bill Hitchcock
The housing market across the entire country has been in a tail spin for several years now. The question forefront in everyone’s mind is when is it going to end? To understand where we are headed we have to understand where we have been. Here we are going to Read more...
Posted in Real Estate & Mortgages Tags: atlantic beach, beach, beaufort, broker in charge, cape lookout, Craven, crystal coast, emerald isle, fishing, fishing report, for sale, Harkers Island, Havelock, home, home for sale, house, national association of realtors, new bern, newport, north carolina, Onslow, Pamlico, Pine Knoll Shores, real estate broker, sold, swansboro, water, waterfront No Comments »Turtles, Lies and Gill Nets
March 2nd, 2010 admin Listen to the radio broadcast now online!
A MFC Commissioner says he’s only been told half truths. The NCDMF Director gets heckled when he states that NC is not the only state that allows gill netting. Is the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital breaking the law? All of this because of the law suit filed that Read more...
Posted in Area Info, Saltwater Catch Radio, Saltwater Fishing Tags: bill hitchcock, boating, broadcast, Endangered Species Act, fishing, gill netting, jerry schill, Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital, ncdmf, north carolina, North Carolina Fisheries Association, online, radio, saltwater catch, turtles, WNBU 94.1FM No Comments »Buying Real Estate In North Carolina -Part 3
February 20th, 2010 admin Buying Real Estate In North Carolina
Why you need a buyer’s broker
By: Bill Hitchcock
(This is the third part of a three part series)
We’ve been exploring the attributes and advantages of contracting a buyer’s broker. We’ve discussed the assets of it all but what about liabilities? How much does buyer’s brokerage cost?
For the most part, nothing! You Read more...
Posted in Area Info, Real Estate & Mortgages Tags: Accredited Buyer’s Representative, atlantic beach, beaufort, bill hitchcock, broker, brokerage commission, buyer's broker, buying, cape lookout, carteret, commission, contract, Craven, crystal coast, emerald isle, fiduciary, fishing, for sale by owner, fsbo, Harkers Island, Havelock, hitchcock, hitchcock realty, mls, morehead city, Multiple Listing Service, national association of realtors, neuse river, new bern, newport, north carolina, north carolina bar, north carolina real estate commission, online, Onslow, Pamlico, Pine Knoll Shores, real estate, real estate broker, realtor, realty, Saltwater, saltwater catch, Saltwater Fishing, swansboro No Comments »
