Catfish
Winter cats can be cool on these five Carolina lakes
It’s time to catch some winter cats on these five Carolina lakes. […]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Delta Lures’ buzzbaits
“Hey, can I borrow one of those?”
Accomplished Helena, Ark. bass angler Derward Mauldin has heard that question many times before in his boat when he’s fishing with a Delta Lures buzzbait during tournament action in Arkansas, Mississippi or Louisiana. […]
Featured
Red snapper season reopening for three days in December
The recreational harvest of red snapper in South Atlantic federal waters will reopen for three days in December 2017. Recreational harvest will reopen 12:01 a.m. (local time) on December 8, 2017, and close 12:01 a.m. (local time) on December 11, 2017. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Walleye: a great import
Walleye are not indigenous to the southern Appalachians, but they have established themselves as a popular gamefish, second only to smallmouth bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Find time to fish — now!
Many outdoorsmen are in the woods during November, and with the deer rut in full swing, that’s a logical choice. Plus, some small-game hunting seasons open this month, and that ranks high for many hunters. […]
Offshore Fishing
John Mallette’s grouper rig
John Mallette said most fishermen don’t think of it this way, but his grouper rig begins 30 feet above the hook. He likes to fish using 80-pound superbraid, but he adds a 30-foot topshot of 130-pound monofilament for the end of the line for abrasion resistance. […]
Offshore Fishing
Changes may be coming in the snapper/grouper fishery
Dr. Michelle Duval of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, chair of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, anticipates a few changes to how the snapper/grouper fishery is managed after fishermen brought up some issues during the SAFMC’s Visioning Project last year. […]
Flounder
What’s the best way to tempt fall flounder?
Flounder gorge themselves on anything they can get inside their bellies from shrimp, mud minnows and finger mullet to small spots and croakers. But what is the best bait to use? […]
Flounder
Best rigging for fall flounder
When anglers visit a tackle shop, they find plenty of rigs labeled “flounder rigs.” […]
Sidebars
Take trout on topwater or on the fly
Many saltwater anglers also fish freshwater for bass and love throwing hard-bodied plugs and soft plastics, especially those that work on or very near the surface and draw splashy, exciting strikes. […]