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May 1, 2026

One of the best lures for bass at rip rap during sunny days is a spinnerbait. The sun warms rocks and brings bass from the depths, looking for a meal of gizzard or threadfin shad.

Coach Dog

Thermometers in central North Carolina showed 17 degrees at 9 a.m. at the Ebenezer Road Recreation Area last February when Andre Powell backed his boat trailer toward Jordan Lake’s dark waters. […]

The incoming tide is the best time to try to fish the Cape Lookout rock jetty.

Cronked for Reds

Red drum are versatile fish.

Now that they’ve returned in large numbers at the Carolina coast, anglers have begun targeting them all year long. […]

Trout species stocked at Helton Creek include 40 percent rainbows, 40 percent brook trout and 20 percent brown trout.

Hidden Helton

Helton Creek, nestled in the hills of Ashe County, cheek-by-jowl with Virginia, is a jewel of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources delayed-harvest trout program. […]

Any trolling skirt color, as long as it’s blue-and-white, will catch yellowfins, or at least that’s the mantra of most N.C. charter captains.

Stan the Yellowfin Man

Many Tar Heel anglers recognize Capt. Stan “Stanman” Jarusinski as one of the top king mackerel tournament fishermen in the region, winning and placing in numerous tournaments as well as winning the 2005 SKA championship for boats 23-feet-and-under. […]

Mark Bedell and Matt Wirt show Wirt’s kayak-skiff “mothership” used to transport paddle crafts closer to their ultimate fishing destination. Some good fishing territories are so distant that paddling a kayak would tire an angler before he made his first cast.

Power to the Paddle

We’ll be taking a right at the next junction in the creek and work our way over to where a school of red drum has been holding for the past several weeks,” said Mark Bedell as he eased his kayak closer in the small creek. […]

One of the two leaders for a double-hook rig is tied to a No. 2 red hook. Sprouse said he believes he gets more bites when he uses a “bleeding” hook.

Tight Line on Slabs

The rod tip of the 16-foot crappie pole began quivering in the cold February air. With a sweep of the rod, Tom Sprouse of Advance quickly brought another chunky crappie aboard his boat. […]

John Wendel was one of the Tar Heel anglers who enjoyed the bounties of three good mild winters by catching this nice speckled trout.

Speck-ulation Jubilation

Veteran fishermen knew early in the summer that 2006 was going to be a special year. […]

Cover: February 2007 (SC) – Fishing

South Carolina Sportsman

What’s the immediate future hold for your favorite saltwater species? Read on to find out. […]

The thicker a fish arch, top to bottom, the larger the fish that it probably represents. The length of an arch from side to side only indicates how long a fish remained in the transducer’s beam.

What do those arches really mean?

I’ve heard everyone from fishing guides to marine electronics salesmen talk about what sonar can and can’t see in the underwater world, and the ratio of good information to bad has been about 50-50. […]

Davy Hite of Ninety Six likes to usea Berry Flex-It spoon or drop-shot rig for cold-weather bass fishing.

Trick ’em with a spoon or drop shot

You know, the month or six weeks between the end of deer season and the time that bass start to move shallow is a long time to stay inside in front of the TV set. […]

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