Much is written about bass and reaction strikes. Making a bass bite when it is not actively feeding is what separates a good fishing for a whole day from good fishing for a few minutes. Tricking bass into biting that are not in the “feeding mode” is one of the things that makes fishing so fun. […]
Who hasn’t mistaken the shadow of a water spot on an LCD screen for a fish, waypoint or radar target? […]
Rep. Darrell McCormick (R-Yadkin), former co-chair of the state legislature’s 16-member Committee on Marine Resources, said his attempt to keep the gamefish-status bill (H 353) alive was the toughest legislative battle he’s ever faced, and he was taken aback by the lack of support of several key members of his own party. […]
Bream and shellcrackers are heading to their spawning beds on the Santee Cooper lakes, and they’re at their most vulnerable as they protect their territory. […]
North Carolina once had enough gray trout and croaker to support robust recreational and commercial harvests, but over the past decade, those populations have slipped. […]
Lake Thurmond, aka Clarks Hill, has always been a place to catch big stripers, and guide William Sasser said it’s been producing both good fish and good numbers in recent days. […]
July usually is too hot and humid for anglers to chase most varieties of freshwater fish except two — mountain trout and catfish. […]
Summertime can sometimes mean that fish aren’t as active as they are in cooler months. The heat also moves fish that would normally hold in coves have a tendency to move to deeper, cooler water. […]
When Chuck Porter goes fishing early, he’s not talking about dawn. During the sweltering heat of late July and August, he’s talking about being anchored up on a hump or ledge on Lake Wateree while it’s still dark. […]
David Abernethy of Newport is the holder of the first North Carolina record for gag grouper. […]
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