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Hot Hole Fishing
North Carolina usually doesn’t get its coldest winter weather until about the third week of January, but some years – 2010 and 2011 being fine examples — the freeze arrives in time for the Christmas holidays. […]
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Cutting up sea ducks
Camouflage is a key element of successful hunting, especially for waterfowl. […]
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Crossing over
Jerry Simmons of Castle Hayne made his rounds, checking out the ground blinds and elevated stands he and his son Jerry Simmons Jr. were planning to hunt later that afternoon. […]
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The ‘lines’ of winter
Most North Carolina anglers know about the striped bass migration in the Roanoke River. The “rockfish run” draws thousands of fishermen each March, April and May. […]
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The ‘New” side of speckled trout
While Ricky Kellum is an accomplished inshore fisherman for several species, he is considered “The Man” for specks in the New River and in the Intracoastal Waterway around Camp Lejeune and Sneads Ferry. […]
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Last-Chance Grouper
Diehard grouper fishermen once headed for the ledges in spring before a January-to-April season closure changed their habits. […]
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Cover: December 2012 (NC)
Johnathan McVey killed this monster buck in Orange County on the first day of the blackpowder season. […]
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Lake of the Month: Lake Hartwell
Several years ago, Bill Plumley of Greer, had a decision to make. He planned to retire and start a fishing guide service, and the question was, “ Where?” […]
Bass Fishing
Lake of the Month: Belews Lake
At 3,863 surface acres, Belews Lake isn’t large enough to be considered one of North Carolina’s major reservoirs, but it’s by no means just a little pond out in the country north of Winston-Salem near the “four corners” junction of Stokes, Forsyth, Guilford and Rockingham counties. […]
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