Craig Holt, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Cape Fear River affects inshore saltwater fishing in every direction

Craig Holt

If the Cape Fear River runs through it, the summer fishing will be good. […]

Fish New River’s oyster highway for specks

Craig Holt

New oyster reefs provide New River specks with a home […]

Time for North Carolina’s super grouper

Craig Holt

June brings grouper back to the forefront for North Carolina bottomfish experts. […]

Swansboro specks are stacked up and biting

Craig Holt

The speckled trout along the North Carolina coastline have had almost two years of little angling pressure, thanks to weather and virus-related issues. […]

Bull reds setting up on Cape Lookout Shoals

Craig Holt

Hammer bull reds as they cross Cape Lookout Shoals this month with these tips from a local pro. […]

Big bluefish arrive off Cape Lookout this month

Craig Holt

Target big, chopper blues of Cape Lookout in April, and make sure your gear is up to the task. […]

Neuse River shad providing plenty of action

Craig Holt

It’s that time of year to tussle with Neuse River shad, and anglers should note that a little scouting goes a long way. […]

Target NC stripers in lower Roanoke River this month

Craig Holt

Sportsmen attend boat shows and fishing seminars across North Carolina in February, but if all they do is learn, they’re missing out on some great winter fishing for striped bass on three of the coastal river systems that drain northeast and east-central North Carolina: the Neuse, Pamlico and Roanoke. […]

Sophia hunter kills Guilford County giant buck

Craig Holt

Tyler Ransom was hunting a trophy 10-point Guilford County, N.C. buck on Dec. 11. But another, even bigger, 10-pointer showed up, and Ransom killed that one instead. […]

Edneyville hunter kills Polk County trophy buck

Craig Holt

Polk County, N.C. is a tough place to find a trophy buck, but Kyle Owenby killed a massive 10-pointer there on Dec. 12, 2019. […]

Snow Camp hunter downs Alamance County trophy

Craig Holt

After deciding he was going to shoot a doe to stock his freezer, this Snow Camp, N.C. hunter changed his mind when an Alamance County trophy 10-pointer showed up. […]