Drifting is a great way to catch Lake Monticello’s big blue catfish through most of the fall, according to guide Chris Simpson, but as the weather starts to really cool off, he catches more fish anchored up. […]
Some canals or creeks that carry warm-water discharge away from power plants have restricted access to boats. The mouth of the warm-water discharge canal at Belews Lake, for example, is barricaded to keep boats out. […]
Guide Chris Simpson has some tips for Lake Monticello catfish anglers; some basic and some gleaned from years of catching big blue catfish. […]
The effects of warm-water discharge aren’t experienced only in the immediate areas, especially on sprawling Lake Norman. […]
The five-week period beginning at Thanksgiving and stretching through the New Year is a non-stop hustle of family visits, neighborhood parties, football tailgates and Christmas shopping — and that’s just the social side. […]
While fishermen who frequent warm-water discharges are most often targeting largemouth bass, spotted bass or striped bass, there’s no doubt that fishermen targeting catfish can get just as much benefit out of the artificially warm water. […]
Most Lowcountry anglers target redfish at some time during the year, but many do so with live or cut bait and heavy tackle. […]
Most North Carolina anglers know about the striped bass migration in the Roanoke River. The “rockfish run” draws thousands of fishermen each March, April and May. […]
Taking a good photo of a fish and fisherman should be easy. Two of the more difficult variables to get right, focus and exposure, are virtually eliminated today because the cameras does them for you. Nonetheless, most fishermen take lousy photos. […]
Inland coastal striped bass fishing occurs mostly in rivers and streams in north-central and northeastern counties, plus the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds, but rockfish are found in varying abundances in most coastal streams from Virginia to South Carolina. […]
Copyright 1999 - 2024 Carolina Sportsman, Inc. All rights reserved.