Features from April 2021
Live bait gets most of the attention, but sheepshead will hit a couple of relatively new artificials.- A handful of patterns will work on lakes in the Carolinas when it comes to spring catfish.
- Old, smart toms with long, curved spurs are the ultimate prize for a turkey hunter.
- Turn to topwaters for this month’s striper fishing on the Roanoke River
- Trout are hungry as spring approaches, and one Carolina guide details how he targets them.
Columns - April 2021
- Don’t move too far away from shallow water on the Santee Cooper lakes in April.
- Anglers in Carolinas can expect changes in flounder fishing regulations.
- April isn't completely about bedding bass. Prespawn bass are just as hungry and will to bite.
- Paddling opens up a world full of fishing holes bigger boats can’t access.
- An oven bag and some trimmings can make even the oldest, toughest gobbler taste great.
- New tungsten loads give .410s turkey stopping power.
Outdoor Update - April 2021
- Hunters in the 8th Annual Carolina Coyote Classic killed a record 272 coyotes during the three-day event, held Feb. 19 - 21, 2021 across the Carolinas and beyond.
- Biologists expect a mixed bag for spring turkeys in the Carolinas.
- Josiah VanFleet was fishing with family and friends off of Oregon Inlet, N.C. on Feb. 24, 2021 when they landed a giant bluefin tuna that's been estimated to weigh between 800 and 1000 pounds.
- Brad McCall was fishing in the Santee Lakes Catfish Club tournament out of Blacks Camp on Feb. 20, 2021 when he caught a 103-pound Arkansas blue catfish.
Hot Spots - April 2021
- Look for prespawn, spawning bass on Falls of Neuse Lake in April.
- Smallmouth bass make a big push shallow in April on Lake James, putting them within range of most anglers.
- April for Rob Bennett of Lowcountry Inshore Charters out of Kiawah Island, SC., means trolling around nearshore reefs for Spanish mackerel and bluefish.
- Spring topwater action begins this month on stripers, hybrids in Savannah River.
- Cape Lookout anglers welcome Spanish mackerel in April.
- Play the tides, moon phases to catch Waccamaw River spawning bass in April.
- Don’t miss out on great spring fishing for whiting around the Cape Fear River.
