Features
Jump-start your turkey season
Early season turkey hunting offers great potential for success but can be littered with obstacles along the way. Seasoned hunters find ways to navigate around impediments and tag their gobbler. […]
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Wilmington’s mixed bag
Anyone travelling around the Wilmington, N.C., area has got to cross at least one of three rivers — the Cape Fear, Northeast Cape Fear and Brunswick — but because very few boats are visible from the bridges across those rivers, fishing is often under the radar for many, which is a terrible mistake. […]
Catfish
Feeling blue? You betcha!
If you wanting to get your string stretched to the limit by a big catfish in cold weather, you’ll be hard pressed to do better than South Carolna’s Lake Monticello. It is an real wintertime catfish destination for a couple of very good reasons. […]
Bass Fishing
Hunt Norman’s hybrids – February is time to hunt hybrid bass on North Carolina’s Lake Norman
In 2012, when the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission decided to quit stocking striped bass in Lake Norman, that probably wasn’t the best news for Bob Curan, who grew up fishing for striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay before moving to North Carolina in 1997 and putting in 15 years learning the 32,500-acre lake north of Charlotte. […]
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Run, rabbit run! Beagles — and hunters — can have plenty of fun in the Carolinas
If Alex Trebek unveiled this clue on his TV quiz show, Jeopardy, would you come up with the correct question? […]
Crappie/Bream
Top to bottom winter slabs
Crappie, just like anglers, are looking forward to the spring weather. But that doesn’t mean they won’t bite now. Anglers can catch a pile of slabs in February, especially if they follow these tips. […]
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Cold yaks, hot reds
Approaching the mouth of a creek, Noah Lynk warned a handful of kayakers that the water would be shallow, that they might bump bottom a time or two, and that they would have to wade back across it when the left — but he was certain the fishing would be worth it. […]
Bass Fishing
J&J joy on Tillery – Double your bass-fishing joy by fishing the “J&J” baits on Lake Tillery this month
If February 2018 is anything like February 2017 — with its unseasonably warm weather — bass fishermen can expect to encounter a good number of trophy fish. The key is water temperature; once it climbs into the lower 50s, big female bass migrate in numbers into shallow staging areas before they even think about spawning. […]
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Something to crow about
A lot of people ask me, “Why would anybody hunt crows?” I usually answer. “It’s fun.” Hunting crows is a great way to polish your wing-shooting skills for duck or dove season, and it is pure fun. […]
Crappie/Bream
These four lakes are great for cold weather crappie
January may be cold in terms of weather and water temperatures, but many crappie fishermen expect to catch quality and quantity of crappies this month. […]