Sidebars
Unusual calls and fighting purrs
Terry Hiers is an expert with most any call made, but he does have some he saves for specific situations. […]
Sidebars
Freshwater Fishing
Net survey shows Jordan’s crappie on the rebound
Biologists Jessica Baumann and Corey Oakley of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission conducted crappie surveys using trap and gill nets in October and November 2012 after a 2011 shad die-off and resulting crappie mortality. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Early spawning sites
When it comes to prespawn migrations on Lake Greenwood, there are two schools of thought. One is that crappie move horizontally from the main lake to the backs of creeks and coves. […]
Inshore Fishing
Hyde County fishing growing in popularity
Hyde County is one of the most-unique counties along North Carolina’s coast. The bulk of the county is on the mainland, with Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tighten up
Crappie enter the prespawn mode as early as mid-February or as late as mid-March. When they are staging, many anglers prefer to tight-line for crappie rather than long-line. […]
Inshore Fishing
Pamlico’s western shoreline offers prime inshore habitat
The northwestern portion of Pamlico Sound is prime red drum and trout habitat year-round, with flounder available during the warm months. […]
Freshwater Fishing
What does your jig weigh?
Crappie anglers are familiar with using jigs that weigh considerably less than typical bass jigheads. Popular jig weights for crappie include 1/32-, 1/16-, and 1/8-ounce, but weights can vary considerably from one manufacturer to another, sometimes even one jig to another. […]
Inshore Fishing
Croaking on the huge numbers of Pamlico by-catch
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ stock-status report on Atlantic croaker generates more questions than answers. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fishing bridges is a priority in March
Numerous bridges cross Lake Wateree’s tributary creeks, and while some of them do not permit fishing from the actual structure because of safety reasons, some do have designated areas for fishermen. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Side-scanning electronics helping crappie fishermen
Ken Boone and Rick Ingle, regular fishing partners, use a side-scan graph that Boone said that has opened up a whole new underwater world for him. […]