Bass Fishing
Randleman operating details
Randleman Dam’s hours of operation vary by season. The lake is open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. from May 1 to Aug. 31, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. from Sept.1 to Oct.31, and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. during November. […]
Sidebars
Inshore Fishing
Tide rips, ledges and shells mean sheepshead
Capt. Ryan O’Neal said that one look in a sheepshead’s mouth shows exactly where to look for them: around crustaceans, mollusks and especially barnacles for them to eat. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Small club catches big bream
The Roanoke Fly Rod Club has 12 two-man teams; each team uses a particular fly during tournaments, which are held twice a month during warm-weather month. […]
Inshore Fishing
Red drum, cero mackerel, and southern flounder
Red drum serve as the Outer Banks’ theme fish, designated in 1971 as the state saltwater fish, and Capt. Ryan O’Neal pursues them avidly. […]
Freshwater Fishing
When bream go deep, get ‘wet’
Most fly-rod anglers give up after the bluegill bite fades away with the morning shadows, but the fish have merely gone deeper and may have moved to lily pads and other structure away from the bank […]
Freshwater Fishing
A ‘Wild and Scenic’ river
South Carolina has designated 111 miles of the Lynches River as “Wild and Scenic.” […]
Freshwater Fishing
Roanoke is restocked after Hurricane Irene
In August and September 2011, flooding from Hurricane Irene drove the dissolved oxygen levels in the waters of the Roanoke River down to zero for 20 days, causing extensive fish kills. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Squirrel tails = redbreast lures
What do squirrel tails have to do with fishing? A lot, thanks to the Squirrel Tail Program run by the Mepps lure company, which spinners like Aglia and Black Fury that are staples in panfishermen’s tackle boxes. […]
Bass Fishing
To find summer bass, follow baitfish
Early morning or cloudy-day topwater fishing is one way to defeat the summer heat that usually drives bass deep. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Slip corks are musts for river fishing
Fishing around tight cover is inevitable along the Lynches River, because tight cover holds fish. […]