Freshwater Fishing
Blue catfish in North Carolina
The blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, is the largest species of North American catfish and has potential to reach 150 pounds. […]
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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. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Any color is good — as long as it’s blue
Successful crappie fishing at Jordan Lake in March can hinge on having a jig in the color fish prefer that day. […]
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. […]
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
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
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. […]
Fishing
Fishing rods
Made to endure the intense demands of tournament action, All Star built this lineup of technique-specific rods with Nano Resin technology, which offers two distinct design options: lessening material for a lighter rod while maintaining break strength or keeping the same amount of material and significantly increasing break strength. […]
Freshwater Fishing
February’s big-cat data
According to Dieter Melhorn of the Catawba Catfish Club, the ”perfect storm” situation for big catfish occurred in February 2010 in a tournament at Lake Wateree. Three of the club’s biggest catches ever were made in that tournament. […]
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Tell a tuna to go fly a kite
When the fish spread out and the bite slows down, which can happen later in the day, Capt. Brant McMullan has another trick to hook up. […]