Fishing
Portable power
The last time you were miles from anywhere, turned your boat’s ignition key and heard nothing, what did you do? […]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
A weedless jig for flooded shorelines
While the impoundment of Kerr Lake may have solved many problems in the flood-prone area downstream, fishing the high water resulting from early spring rains requires another solution. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fast action can be the rule
Guide Truman Lyons said that live-bait fishing for stripers this month is not necessarily wait-and-hope fishing, it’s usually fast- paced, and often, multiple fish are hooked at the same time. […]
Freshwater Fishing
BYOB — Bring your own brush
Thanks to enhanced sonar capabilities like side-imaging and down-imaging, finding brush piles on Kerr Lake is easier than ever. […]
Bass Fishing
Live bait will produce bigger Lake Russell spotted bass
Guide Wendell Wilson often uses live bait to help his clients catch more spotted bass, and he said live bait can be dynamite on really large fish this month. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Be prepared for anything in backcountry
The mountains contain mile after mile of trout streams tumbling from the steep slopes of the Appalachians, with thriving populations of wild trout, beckoning anglers to try the backcountry. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Stay legal: know your diamonds
Trout-fishing regulations in North Carolina can change from stream to stream and even from one part of a stream to another. […]
Offshore Fishing
Dolphin: Clown prince of the open ocean
With their bright colors and wild, entertaining acrobatics, dolphin are considered by many to be the clown prince of the open ocean. […]
Offshore Fishing
Hatteras Inlet
Hatteras Inlet has a stormy history, but the changes in the past decade have created storms that have little to do with the weather. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tanks a bunch
For fishermen planning on using live bait to catch hybrids and striped bass, a bait tank is a piece of equipment that’s high on the list of importance. […]