Craig Holt, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Lower Neuse reds are plentiful now

Red drum fishing is hot at the lower Neuse River currently and that includes all sizes of fish, said a veteran area guide. […]

Fewer does equals active bucks

Craig Holt

Why did Mark Ware and his dad Bobby, who manage 1,500 acres in Bertie County, make such a concentrated effort to narrow the buck-doe ratio at their property? […]

Bass glory days return at Randleman Dam

Craig Holt

Bass anglers of 30 years ago remember the great largemouth bass fishing when Jordan Lake opened to the public. […]

OBX residents face another access loss

Craig Holt

Frank Folb, who owns Frank & Fran’s tackle shop at Avon, admits his comment about a Washington, D.C., federal judge’s decision was one percent hyperbole and 99 percent frustration. […]

Largemouth chasing shad at Jordan Lake’s creeks

Craig Holt

Deer season has captivated many Triangle sportsmen during late September, including guide Jamie Olive of New Hill, who fishes Jordan lake. […]

Hot Halloween Specks

Craig Holt

Four Octobers ago, two fishermen from New Bern and a friend met for a fishing trip to the North River near Beaufort. […]

Drum Up a Bite

Craig Holt

At 3:30 a.m. on a Friday in late October, Mike Frick napped in a canvas camp chair whose legs dug deep into the sand beside his Ford F-250 pickup truck. […]

Virus devastating Kerr Lake bass population, LMBV confirmed

Craig Holt

Biologists who monitor fish populations at John H. Kerr Reservoir(Buggs Island) for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries believe largemouth bass virus has taken hold in the lake. […]