Inshore Fishing
Tar River shad run cranks up in February before March peak
Shad migrations begin as a trickle in January, pick up speed during February and are roaring by March. […]
Articles by Craig Holt
Bass Fishing
Redfish will not be stocked in Hyco Lake
The NCWRC hoped to stock redfish a/k/a red drum, in Hyco Lake to help control the population of tilapia, but their studies determined redfish would not survive due to the quality of water hardness in the reservoir. […]
Inshore Fishing
Rock jetty at Cape Lookout cranks up
How to catch fish around the Cape Lookout Rock Jetty in December. […]
Sidebars
Rockin’ and reelin’ for specks
When the Nort Carolina coast typically experiences the first actual onset of cold weather in late November, two guides — Noah Lynk and Jot Owens — have an advantage.
Sidebars
Specks go with the Flo – but not far
Four of North Carolina’s best saltwater guides agree that September’s Hurricane Florence caused habitat changes for speckled trout, moving them out of their favorite inshore haunts.
Deer of the Year
Young sisters bag trophy bucks on consecutive days
Two small Rockingham County sisters pulled off the rare feat of bagging bucks on back-to-back days last weekend.
Laurel League, a 9-year-old 4th-grade student at Summerfield Elementary School, dropped a heavy-racked 8-pointer Nov. 10, 2018, while hunting from a box blind with her grandfather, Art “Pops” League.
The next day her sister Lila, a 7-year-old second-grader at the same school, popped a 10-pointer while hunting with her dad, Eric League.
Content
Four NC hotspots for November trout
November along the North Carolina coast is a magical time to fish for spotted seatrout, aka speckled trout, because of one overriding factor: water temperature.
Featured
Surf reds make for November fun
Red drum swim in skinny waters behind barrier islands, around inlets and in ocean surf “all-year long,” according to guide David Towler from Swansboro, N.C.
Deer Hunting
When is rut peak? It’s complicated
Conventional wisdom aside, when a dominant buck corrals an estrous doe, he quits chasing for several days. That’s why wall-hanger bucks may disappear during the peak of the rut, making a hunter’s best-laid plans often go awry.
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Don’t fall into a rut
Deer hunters, including those in the Carolinas, understand that the peak of the mating season, aka rut, rut can be an important factor in putting venison on the table or impressive antlers on the wall.
Featured
The hunt for red October
Rennie Clark Jr., a guide and redfish tournament fisherman, calls this month “Red October” along the North Carolina coast north and east of Cape Fear River.
Hunting
The best in ducks
North Carolina’s best waterfowl hunting for ducks, geese, swans is in the extreme eastern portions of the state, and public-land opportunities reflect that situation. The region serves migrating birds along the Atlantic Flyway every season.