Crappie/Bream
When to tip a jig with a minnow
Jigs are great lures for loading the boat with crappie, but sometimes you’ll increase your chances of hooking slabs by tipping those jigs with live minnows. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Beat the weather for boat control
Weather systems are a recurring consideration in March, and guide Dave Hilton said it’s simply something anglers must anticipate and plan strategy accordingly. […]
Crappie/Bream
New gear reviews
A continued quest for the perfect rod for dock-shooting led Mississippi-based B’n’M Poles to design and create the SharpShooter Deluxe 6. This rod has been field tested by B’n’M’s pro staff for several years before release on the market two years ago. […]
Crappie/Bream
March’s best fishing bets
March’s best fishing bets […]
Columns
Paddle, pedal to plenty of crappie
March and crappie fishing go together like peas and carrots, but while many anglers fish for crappie, far fewer consider chasing the popular panfish from a paddleboat. […]
Featured
Western North Carolina trout fishing report
Western North Carolina has some of the best fly fishing in the southeast, and the rivers near Brevard are no exception. March is often an unpredictable time of year due to the weather, but things are looking good for fishing the French Broad River and the Davidson, according to head fishing guide Ryan Kaufman of Headwaters Outfitters in Rosman, N.C. […]
Featured
2018 striped bass season on Roanoke River is now open
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has opened the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30, unless closed or extended through proclamation. […]
Featured
Hatchery Supported Trout Waters now closed through April
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will close approximately 1,000 miles of Hatchery Supported Trout Waters to fishing one-half hour after sunset on Feb. 28 and reopen them at 7 a.m. on April 7. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie on a different plane
By the time March rolls around, crappie fishermen across the Carolinas are chomping at the bit for waves of slabs to invade the shallows. And even though tight-line and long-line trolling techniques are proven winners, guides like Brad Taylor of Batesburg, S.C., are adding another wrinkle, using planer boards to spread baits out even farther from the boat and access territory otherwise out of reach. […]
Crappie/Bream
The jig is up. But which one?
Walk into any tackle shop this time of year and you’ll likely be overwhelmed with choices of crappie jigs to use to tempt one of the country’s favorite gamefish. How do you decide which one(s) to buy and use? […]