Inshore Fishing
Warm, mud creatures draw reds shallow
Besides avoiding porpoises in winter, red drum like shallow water — especially water over a dark muddy bottom — for two other reasons. […]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Reds try to avoid ‘baby killer whales’
To most people, it’s a mystery why red drum, especially slot-size and just above-slot (18 to 27 inches long), mass into huge schools during the winter in inshore waters along the coast. […]
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Feelin’ Blue?
Commercial fishermen pursue bluefin tuna in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Bringing as much as $100 per pound at wholesale auctions, they represent the gold bar, the dollar and the euro rolled into one. […]
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Tuna farming
Big fatty fish bring the highest prices at market, and small bluefins are of low value. […]
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Alabama rig explores new bassin’ territory
Since bass pro Paul Elias won a national bass tournament in Alabama a few months ago with a revolutionary freshwater fishing lure, the “Alabama rig” has attracted extreme attention from bass fishermen across the nation. […]
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A-Countin’ Sheep
Biologists in South Carolina are coming to grips with the responsibility of regulating sheepshead in state waters, thanks to federal fisheries managers turning that task over to individual states. […]
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Cover: January 2012 (NC) – Fishing
Read about big bucks and where the red drum are biting this month in North Carolina Sportsman. […]
Bass Fishing
’Tis the season to be jolly
Lots of fishermen look at January as a time when they can step back and take a month completely off from fishing — winterizing your boat, cleaning your tackle, then sitting back and watching pro football playoffs and college basketball on TV. […]
Bass Fishing
Grooms just misses berth
Wade Grooms of Bonneau finished second at the Bassmaster Weekend Series national championship on the Santee Cooper lakes on Nov. 9-12, missing the winner’s berth in the Bassmasters Classic by less than a pounds. […]
Fishing
It is now, Showtime!
Hopefully this January is not as frigid as the previous two, but it should still be a good time for fishermen and boaters to begin their annual dream-fest for tackle, electronics, boats, motors and new fishing ideas for the year. […]