It was the perfect day for casting last March.
The sun was bright and there was no wind except a breeze generated by a fast boat moving at planing speed. The water surface was as smooth as glass and the depths below nearly as clear. […]
It was a typical day for a usually tepid fishing month — not the dead of winter but not quite spring, as a northeast wind bore down on the North Carolina coast. […]
Wayne McDowell sloshed through shin-deep water while behind him trailed a dozen mallard decoys tied to monofilament lines, banging together like plastic drums. […]
Even in the dead of winter, there can be some lively “gray” days for fishing at North Carolina’s southeastern coast. […]
There was a raw-edged chill in the air, cutting to the cheekbones as Capt. Jeff Cronk steered his 21-foot Triton center-console out boat to sea through Bogue Inlet. […]
While a graying dawn held the promise of warmth, an arthritic sun took its sweet time creeping over the horizon last January. […]
The wind was howling and spitting rain, which was on the edge of turning to sleet.
While most folks with any sense snuggled their shoulders deeper into a nest of bedcovers, we jumped up at the alarm clock. […]
A thawing frost had dampened the oak leaves, quieting the footfalls of a hunter clad in blaze orange who was nearly the same color of the turning trees. […]
Once upon a time, anglers at the southeastern North Carolina coast put up their skinny water rods when it turned cold, winterized their boats and waited for spring to feed their fishing habit once again. […]
It was a warm November morning in 2006, and hunters were starting to trickle in at the check station. […]
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