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Cover: May 2018
The Carolinas have so many great places to catch flounder, it’s hard to name just one, so we picked four spots you shouldn’t miss. […]
Fishing
Fishing
Mercury’s V-6 four-stroke outboards
Mercury Marine decided that its 75- to 150-horsepower FourStroke outboards were so successful, the company has debuted a line of bigger engines with the same features. […]
NEW PRODUCTS
Cranka Crab
Sheepshead fishing is part fun, part frustration, and one of the frustrations comes from the fish’s ability to steal your bait before you know it. The main bait of choice among sheepshead anglers is a live fiddler crab. And catching the crabs, keeping them alive, and constantly rebaiting with them is no fun, and it’s time-consuming. […]
Bass Fishing
Creme Speed Scremers
Dusty Anders of Deville was excited when he called an outdoor writer in early February.
The 50-year-old firefighter, an avid bass angler and part-time fishing guide, had just boated an 8-pound bass on one of his favorite new soft plastics. […]
Featured
2018 Roanoke River striper season extended to May 6
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will extend the striped bass harvest season within the Roanoke River Management Area until midnight on Sunday, May 6. The season had been set to expire by rule on April 30. […]
Featured
Jocassee anglers double up on citation brown trout
Billy Lewis of Liberty, S.C. knew the trout fishing on Lake Jocassee would be good during the latter part of April. On previous trips the weeks before, he started dialing in on a good pattern trolling flutter spoons from downrigger balls behind his pontoon boat and had already caught a couple of limits. […]
Catfish
Follow Lake Wylie’s blue catfish
Guide Rodger Taylor of Rock Hill, S.C., said that catching blue catfish on Lake Wylie this month can be great. But you need to be flexible. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Hickory stripers moving
Guide Colt Bass of Collettesville, N.C., said May is a productive month for quality stripers at Lake Hickory on the Catawba River system. […]
Featured
Spring king mackerel run thrills N.C. fishermen
In the springtime, North Carolina anglers get the treat of having king mackerel show up within casting distance of anglers in boats, on piers, and even from the beach. […]
Crappie/Bream
Edisto River swamps are full of nice redbreasts
A variety of methods will help anglers catch plenty of redbreast on the Edisto River in the springtime. […]