April 2018 - Page 2 of 8 - Carolina Sportsman

Georgetown’s rivers can be redfish havens

By May, spring fishing is going full bore inshore and offshore, and that includes fishermen who barely think about anything except redfish. […]

Lake Hartwell bass fishing is hot

Pat Robertson

“Fishing really gets cranked up on Hartwell in May,” said Harden, who runs Bucktail Guide Service from his Commerce, Ga., home. “I might be partial, but I think it is the best striper/hybrid fishing lake there is. We are just getting hot with schools of fish everywhere now — and Hartwell has some really big stripers.” […]

Cape Lookout cobia set for a May arrival in nearshore waters

Craig Holt

For anglers who want to catch potentially huge, tenacious, great-tasting saltwater fish in nearshore waters along North Carolina’s central coast, cobias fill the bill, especially in May. […]

The timin’s right for Lake Tillery’s shellcrackers

Tony Garitta

The song Good Timin’ by Jimmy Jones didn’t have shellcracker fishing in mind, but the lyrics certainly apply. “A timin’ is the thing, it’s true. Good timin’ brought me to you.” […]

Grouper season welcomed back

Jeff Burleson

Grouper are popular throughout the world, usually occupying a big niche in seafood restaurants. While they are highly recognized on the dinner menu, few anglers ever make it onto an offshore boat to see one of these fish face to face. If they did, they would surely remember how much energy it took to winch them out of deep water. […]

Rockingham County hunter bags 7-bearded gobbler

Jerry Dilsaver

Stanley Farmer of Stoneville, N.C. was expecting to see a gobbler and probably get a shot when he headed to a series of connected food plots on a Rockingham County, N.C. farm shortly after lunch on April 17, but the long-time turkey hunter wasn’t prepared for either the show he was treated to, or the trophy turkey with seven beards he bagged around 1:30 p.m. […]

For tradition’s sake, try one

Sammy Romano

Modern advancements in technology have made it easier than ever to be a successful archer. Tools such as compound bows with high let- offs, electronic rangefinders, magnified fiber-optic bow sights, fall-away arrow rests and many other advancements have changed our sport forever. […]