Featured Story Archives - Page 55 of 69

Team Hooligan, captained by Joe Winslow of Sunset Beach, landed a two-fish aggregate of 84 pounds, 6 ounces to win the Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Championship and a check for $112,500.

Tar Heel Fishermen Dominate Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Championship

BILOXI, Miss. – November 4 – While they juggled the positioning from their seedings at the start of the day, three fishing teams hailing from North Carolina gave their own rendition of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Chase at the Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Championship as Team Hooligan surged from third place into the lead, bumping Team M&M’s/Wild Ride and Team Collins each down a spot to second and third places respectively.
[…]

Capt. Jeff Yates with a nice speckled trout that hit a DOA shrimp fished 25 yards downcurrent from a gutter than drains the marsh.

Live or fake, shrimp are costing lots of specks their lives

Dan Kibler

Can fishing really be this easy?
Just hook up a live shrimp, flick it toward the edge of the marsh grass and hang on?
[…]

Big redfish have invaded Winyah Bay

Dan Kibler

Lots of big, bull redfish have shown up in Winyah Bay over the past week, according to Capt. Steve Hedrick of Reel EZ Guide Service in Georgetown, and the result has been some excellent action for fishermen drifting live bait.
[…]

Live shrimp fished under a cork have been deadly on redfish and speckled trout.

Live shrimp producing good catches in Hilton Head marshes

Dan Kibler

There’s little in the way of secret strategy this month in the Hilton Head/Beaufort area.
[…]

Water is low, but catfish action is high on Santee Cooper

Dan Kibler

The drawdown of the Santee Cooper reservoirs, caused by this summer’s drought, has made it tough for fishermen to find places where they can launch their boats. […]

Speckled trout abound in Little River area

Dan Kibler

Guide Mark Dickson figures that South Carolina fishermen are really reaping the benefits of a couple of recent mild winters. At least Dickson is.
[…]

Bob Black (second from right) was honored by the N.C. DMF and LBARA with AR 400 being named the Robert "Bob' Black Tower Reef. Also in the picture are Dale McDowell, LBARA President (left), Jim Knight, LBARA Vice-president (second from left) and Jim Francesconi (right) DMF artificial Reef Program Director.

Ocean Isle and Charlotte Clubs top LBARA Club Challenge; DMF Announces Naming AR 400 for Bob Black

Jerry Dilsaver

The Long Bay Artificial Reef Association (LBARA) held their 10th Annual Club Challenge on September 22 at Southport Marina, with the awards banquet following that evening at the Oak Island VFW Hall. […]

Speckled trout ranging from 15 to 17 inches have been hitting live shrimp around oyster rocks in Charlston Harbor this past week.

Clear water means good speckled trout in Charleston area

Dan Kibler

Clear water has meant good fishing for speckled trout in the Charleston area this past week. The only part of the deal that isn’t easy is finding the clear water.
[…]

The 2007 Bag-A-Buck contest begins during September and concludes at the end of deer season, Jan. 1, 2008.

Bag-A-Buck 10 Contest Begins

North Carolina Sportsman

The staff of North Carolina Sportsman Magazine hopes our readers are excited about the start of the 2007 white-tailed deer season in North Carolina and are ready to start entering the monthly Bag-A-Buck 10 contests.
[…]

Guide Eric Weir shows that buzzbaits have been very effective on Lake Wylie in recent days.

Wylie bass still busting topwater lures

Dan Kibler

You might think that in the middle of sweltering, 90-degree days, you could just about give up on a shallow-water bite for largemouth bass.
[…]