Bass Fishing
Badin Lake’s bass fishing options
The reservoirs on North Carolina’s Yadkin River chain fish reasonably well for bass during the summer, but one stands out: deep, clear 5,200-acre Badin Lake. […]
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State Port Wall is Morehead City’s summer flounder hot spot
July is steamy along North Carolina’s coast, and high water temperatures can make fishing a challenging pursuit. […]
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Stono River docks hold plenty of summer redfish
It’s summer; it’s hot, and almost every living creature is seeking shade every day. The Stono River south of Charleston, S.C., has plenty of docks — and plenty of redfish. […]
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Target OBX bulls
When July gets hot, the fishing gets even hotter inside Hatteras and Ocracoke inlets. Bull redfish up to 50 inches are all around, and there’s no more exciting way to catch them then chunking jigs and spoons to schools of 300 to 400 fish. […]
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Cool off stripers with umbrellas
In the old days, ladies of means carried a parasol — a type of umbrella made for protection from the sun — when they went out. Striper fishermen have found that a variation on the theme works wonders when the surface water in a lake has been heated to a simmer by the hot summer sun. […]
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New app logs your trips
Keeping a fishing log is one of the best ways to become a better angler. The more days we spend on the water, the more often we encounter situations we’ve seen in the past, but realizing you’ve been in a certain situation before doesn’t help you catch more fish, unless you’ve kept a good record over the years. […]
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Cool Breeze Gen 3 available now!
Meet your new favorite fishing shirt.
The third generation of the Sportsman’s high-performance Cool Breeze shirts have arrived, and they’re made from a revolutionary fabric with moisture-activated cooling technology. They’re so lightweight, you’ll barely feel like you have a shirt on at all. […]
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102-pound wahoo caught out of Atlantic Beach
Ray Myers of Jacksonville, N.C., and his father, Jim, headed offshore from Atlantic Beach, N.C., early on June 1, hoping to catch some dolphin. They were doing just that — and having a good time — when a fish hit and one of their reels began to scream. […]
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Imperiled fish rescued from Santee Cooper Lakes
A South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) fisheries biologist team rescued a five-foot Atlantic sturgeon during a rescue mission in Lake Moultrie on May 31, 2017. […]
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Fuel accidentally pumped into rod holder leads to explosion
Three people were injured when a boat exploded last week in North Carolina after 28 gallons of fuel were inadvertently pumped into a fishing rod holder instead of the gas tank, according to media reports. […]
