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Cover: May 2014 (SC) – Inshore
Lake Murray shellcrackers and Murrells Inlet Spanish mackerel are two species that make big debuts in May. […]
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Birds at the bitter end – Late-season turkey hunting requires a change in tactics to tag a North Carolina tom
Spring turkey season arrived for North Carolina hunters a couple of weeks ago, so it’s been long enough for the drive to tag a longbeard to falter when normal tactics didn’t produce. […]
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It’s time to box up Lake Tillery’s ’crackers
Rusty and Rosco Bowers of Albemarle got hooked on fishing during their high-school years, but not in the manner conceived by the tackle industry’s “Hooked on Fishing” program. […]
Bass Fishing
Lunker city
Ask a Triangle-area bass fisherman what North Carolina lake he’d fish if he had one day on earth to throw a Texas-rigged worm, and nine of 10 probably would choose the smallest major impoundment within driving distance of Raleigh. […]
Bass Fishing
Uncover Tuckertown’s bass secrets – Don’t let Tuckertown Lake’s size fool you; it fishes plenty big for largemouth bass this month
The first stop one day last May was Rick’s Restaurant in Denton. It’s a place where loggers, retirees, office workers, telephone linemen, cops, truckers and yes, fishermen, gather for the finest country breakfast in the southern half of Davidson County: scrambled eggs, ham, sausage or bacon, flapjacks, plenty of biscuits or buttered toast, jam, and waitresses who make sure to keep your mug filled with steaming coffee. […]
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Think small for big reef flounder – Small places on big reefs can mean lots of nearshore Masonboro flounder
Capt. Jamie Rushing headed offshore through Masonboro Inlet, his 21-foot boat gliding smoothly over glassy seas with his livewells full of menhaden and mullet in anticipation of a banner day. […]
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Cape Lookout’s month-long run of big bluefish is a spring joy for anglers
The water inside the hook at Cape Lookout was absolutely flat calm as the sun peeked over the dunes and around the lighthouse on a windless May morning. […]
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Cobia capers at the capes – Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout lure anglers, as well as cobia, to their waters this month
You can’t time it by the tides, the moon, or even the calendar, but as sure as the swallows return to Capistrano, cobia will show up this month from Cape Lookout to Cape Hatteras. […]
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Cover: May 2014 (NC) – Bass
May is a big-fish month for bass anglers on Shearon Harris Lake, and flounder will be thick at the nearshore reefs out of Masonboro Inlet and Carolina Beach Inlet. […]
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Cover: May 2014 (NC) – Flounder
May is a big-fish month for bass anglers on Shearon Harris Lake, and flounder will be thick at the nearshore reefs out of Masonboro Inlet and Carolina Beach Inlet. […]