A mud anchor or “Cajun anchor” is a popular device used by anglers when fishing shallow waters. Designed to hold a boat in place quickly, it was the predecessor of today’s modern Power Poles and Anchor pins that deploy mechanically. […]
The water has only cooled a degree or two, but Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island said it’s been enough to gather Spanish mackerel and bluefish around Beaufort Inlet to devour mullet minnows and other baitfish being swept out on every falling tide. […]
South Carolina’s 2013 shrimp-baiting season will open at noon on Friday, Sept. 13, with biologists expecting a fairly good season. […]
Capt. Rick Bennett of Wrightsville Beach said fishing in his neck of the woods is pretty good right now as long as you’ve got live bait – and it’s about to get a whole lot better. […]
For the past few weeks, Capt. Jordan Pate of Carolina Guide Service has had little difficulties putting huge smiles on his client’s faces with a fishing experience few can ever forget. […]
Many fishermen got their start early in life using a bobber. It may have been a red and white plastic one with a spring-operated brass hook for attaching a line, or a more-traditional painted cork with a stopper that the line went through. […]
Two large areas of North Carolina’s coastal waters expected to reopen for large-mesh gill nets on Sept. 1 will remain closed indefinitely because federal permits allowing some interaction with endangered sea turtles have not been issued. […]
Mark Patterson believes the bays at Fort Fisher are pretty close to ideal for kayak fishing. A Greensboro resident and founder of the North Carolina Kayak Fishing Association (NCKFA), Patterson fishes the area, which kayakers simply call “The Fort,” numerous times a year. […]
The conversation came real easy, as it does after a great day on the water when you’ve figured out what the fish wanted and have given it to them. […]
Tarpon are on the prowl in the Lowcountry, and the peak of the season is just turning the corner in the waters off Hilton Head, according to Capt. Brian Vaughn of Off the Hook Charters. […]
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