Freshwater Fishing
March is big-fish month
If there is such a thing as a normal winter, March is the time when big fish of several species bite the best. […]
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Lake Russell produces 3-pound, 7-ounce crappie for paddler
What was scheduled as a meet-and-greet, bass-fishing outing on Lake Russell turned into a perch-jerking event this past Saturday for several members of the Upstate SC Kayak Fishing Club, including Bryan Starks of Simpsonville, who landed a crappie that weighed nearly 3 ½ pounds. […]
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Jordan Lake crappie have made first big move out of deep water
Jordan Lake’s black crappies are migrating out of deep water and have reached staging areas for the coming spring spawn. […]
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Fishing the Catawba Bugger
“Let it sink, twitch the line twice, followed by a long trip to take in the slack,” guide Scott Cunningham said. […]
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Outdoors ministry features fishing events, kids, icons
Rod King began the Outdoor Ministry at Durham’s Ridgecrest Baptist Church nine years ago. […]
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Cold-front finesse fishing
The frequent cold fronts that wash over North Carolina in late February and through March can cause crappie to halt their progression toward the shallows, sink deep into brush or other cover and be hard to catch. […]
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Sonar on the side
One of the ways that crappie pro Kent Driscoll has stayed on top of tournament leader boards has been by mastering the use of the newest sonar technology, and he relies on it as much as anything in his boat. […]
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Dealing with wind
As a tournament crappie fisherman Charlotte’s Mike Parrott is no stranger to fishing when he has to. He doesn’t get the luxury of choosing when tournaments will be held and most times, unless a dire situation exists, it’s time to hit the water. […]
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Stump’s jigs and flies
In a world full of soft plastics where innovation in crappie jigs are the equivalent of a clip-on tie, a dyed-in-the-wool crappie fisherman has a hard time finding a quality, hand-tied crappie jig. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Shallow slab sensations
According to guide Brad Taylor, shallow-water crappie action doesn’t last for an extended period at Lake Murray, but it’s sensational when it occurs. […]
