The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission voted 4-3 Friday (Nov. 4) to set in place more stringent recreational fishing regulations governing the harvest of spotted seatrout – effective Nov. 14. […]
A topwater bait isn’t the easiest thing for a trout to hit, so it’s not unusual to have a speck hit a big topwater plug and knock it completely up in the air — but not get hooked. […]
Capt. George Beckwith said there will be days when surface action on false albacore may be lacking, with just a few scattered fish breaking. […]
The good news is the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission decided at its September meeting to consider in 2012 proposals for 2013’s netting seasons that may reduce waste in the striped-bass ocean trawling season. […]
Most anglers agree that one of the most-important things to fishing success, after locating the fish, is how the bait or lure is presented. […]
Even though he makes a living as a fishing guide, Jeff Yates of Mount Pleasant can’t wait for things to slow down as winter approaches. […]
If you want to catch high numbers of trout in the winter, head for a delayed-harvest stream. These streams are heavily stocked in October and November, and fishing remains good throughout the cold months. […]
Catching a big speckled trout on a topwater bait is something of a religious experience to some fishermen. Count guides Danny Rourk and Jeff Yates among them. […]
All the fall months have fabulous redfishing, but November may just be the cream of the crop. Guides, who pole anglers year-round to within casting range of spot-tail bass, rank the two-month period ending around Thanksgiving as the best possible time to catch spot-tails because of the consistent weather patterns, clearing water and aggressive feeding patterns of fish fattening up for winter. […]
Rob Beglin of Pawley’s Island is convinced that Bulls Bay is the best place to catch redfish and trout outside of Louisiana. […]
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