Freshwater Fishing
Worm your way into trout’s mouth
I am a fly fisher but not an elitist fly fisher because once in a while, I’ll fish with worms — without reservations and without guilt. […]
Columns
Fishing
The dirty word in marine fuel
Like most of you who haven’t experienced problems caused by ethanol, I really hadn’t thought much about the now-common fuel I burn in my outboard engines. […]
Bass Fishing
October can be crankbait feast
Because I love to fish crankbaits, October is a month that I look forward to long before it gets here. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Stone, Wilks, Wolak place at Erie
Three North Carolina anglers earned paydays at the July 31-Aug. 3 Empire Chase Bassmaster Elite Series event at Lake Erie/Niagara River near Buffalo, N.Y. […]
Deer Hunting
Why fix deer season that works?
North Carolina gun and bow hunters are harvesting better quality bucks each year. With continued good quality deer management, this trend should continue. […]
Backlashes
The towing veto, change at WRC
Two problems in state government were washed away Aug. 27, just as remnants of Tropical Storm Fay swept Raleigh’s gutters clean the same day. […]
Fishing
Get cranky for fall largemouths
A number of different things contribute to make crankbaits the most productive baits for bass in the fall — baits that I always have tied on. […]
Fishing
Red (and pink) October is here
When October rolls around, it is time to fish for spot-tailed bass. Get to the water any which way you can, and hold on firmly to your rod and reel. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Hite, Ashley qualify for ‘09 Classic
On the night before the final Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament of the year on New York’s Oneida Lake, Davy Hite’s wife, Natalie, told him he needed to finish no lower than 70th to guarantee a slot in the 2009 Bassmaster Classic. […]
Fishing
Bass on a fly is an angling treat
It’s a pretty good guess that one sight you’ll never see in the boat of a professional bass fisherman is a brace of fly rods and reels. […]