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Into the fray steps the latest N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries boss
A guy I know who has owned a tackle shop on North Carolina’s coast for decades posed a question the other day I had to admit I couldn’t answer.
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Cover: June 2016 (NC)
June is busting out all over North Carolina’s coastline, with nice flounder making their first big appearance of the year.
Fishing
The Bait Sack
The Bait Sack is a secure lure protector that will shield your tackle from damage and untimely tangles. It will also protect you and the people you fish with from injury. The Bait Sack comes in three sizes: Small (3.75” x 5.25”), Medium (4.5” x 7.5”) and Large (5.25” x 9.5”). Eliminate potential hook mishaps in seconds with this no-nonsense marine-grade vinyl pouch and clever clip system.
Inshore Fishing
St. Croix Avid Inshore
Designed specifically for inshore saltwater angling, the Avid Inshore series from St. Croix Rod includes 22 spinning and casting models that will help you catch redfish, trout, flounder and drum. […]
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Trick or treat tackle – Popping corks trick fish and treat fishermen
Call it trick-or-treat fishing. No Halloween connection here, but popping cork rigs are definitely designed to trick fish into finding a treat — one that’s actually more of a trick itself. […]
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Go flat-out for flounder in South Carolina’s Lowcountry
Warm breezes, sunny skies, reasonable temperatures; everybody loves floating the creeks, inlets and bays around Beaufort and Hilton Head in June.
Cobia, speckled trout and spot-tail bass — aka redfish — are all actively feeding right now, but for those people who love the taste of flaky, white fillets, there is hardly a better piscatorial target than the feisty southern or summer flounder.
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Tune up for tailers – Time to tune up for South Carolina’s tailing redfish
June is one of the best months to enjoy South Carolina’s outdoors by targeting a finned foe with a hook and line. And for purists willing to give up modern technology for custom, feathered creations, the ultimate adventure takes place this month, when an angler’s spot-tailed prize is served tails up in just inches of water.
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The Murray move – Stripers are on the move this month at Lake Murray
Striper fishing patterns change on Lake Murray as spring gives way to summer, but the constant is that fish-catching opportunities remain excellent — as long as you adapt to changes in the weather and water that result in fast-changing striper behavior.
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Blues in the pitch-black – After dark catfish action on Lake Wateree heats up this month
Lake Wateree is fast becoming known as a “go-to” location for big catfish, with more and more anglers headed for the Midlands lake in search of big blues. Rodger Taylor of Rock Hill’s Catfish On! Guide Service has been fishing the 13,864-acre lake for years, and beginning in June, he likes to start fishing after dark.
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Crack the sunfish code at Shearon Harris Lake
Overshadowed by its notoriety as a trophy bass and crappie lake — the once-belittled white perch even is beginning to draw a crowd — it’s no wonder the redear sunfish or shellcrackers in Shearon Harris Lake feel a bit left out.
While the wealth of aquatic vegetation at the 4,100-acre lake has been credited for the rise of its coveted population of larsgemouth bass, the grass has also helped shellcrackers become the dominant panfish.