One common denominator for South Carolina fishermen wanting to catch crappie during the post-spawn phase is forage. Crappies are going to be found in areas where food is nearby. […]
Guide Jerry Neeley said that productive trolling is not a random, haphazard method of fishing; it’s actually a very precise and well-planned tactic. […]
Every year, the spring cobia run along the Grand Strand is memorable with heavy catches — and usually plenty of them. A combination of warm weather and calm seas will determine the level of productivity from year to year. […]
Cape Lookout is in the middle of some of North Carolina’s best waters to dial up a spring cobia. The hook that forms the cape serves almost as a landing net to hold millions of menhaden and cobia along their northern migration. […]
According to guide Chris Simpson, flatheads are caught less frequently than Lake Murray’s other catfish species, but they’re still caught in reasonable numbers and excellent sizes. […]
Since the reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Act in 2006, fishing regulations have changed at a rate never before seen, and nowhere more than in the Snapper/Grouper complex. […]
Fishermen tie an awful lot of rigs in an awful lot of different ways, and jigging is no different. Beginning jiggers are often unsure of the correct way to connect their terminal tackle. […]
Anglers have devised a number of methods to create a double line, some easy to tie and some not. But there is probably not a more tried-and-true method of creating a loop than the venerable Bimini twist. […]
Many manufactures have lured a lot of fishermen to the sales counter with paint jobs and swimming action, but none has done it better in recent years than LiveTarget lures. […]
While many bass anglers don’t distinguish between threadfin shad and blueback herring when they refer to the “shad spawn,” knowing the differences between baitfish species could pay off at weigh-in time. Here’s a run-down of what prey species are likely to be sharing water with bass this month: […]
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