Inshore Fishing
Rising tide best for flounder
Pamlico Sound stays slightly off-color, and when the tide is falling, it carries those waters out through Ocracoke Inlet. […]
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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. […]
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.” […]
Inshore Fishing
Cheap chumming
One of the most famous scenes from the movie “Jaws” is Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody ladling bloody chum out of a drum when the big fish makes its first appearance to the crew of the Orca. […]
Inshore Fishing
Follow up that miss
Fishing topwater baits can be a truly exciting way to catch speckled trout, especially under the right conditions. […]
Inshore Fishing
The skinny on cobia
Lee Paramore, a marine biologist for the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries in Manteo, has more than just a working interest in cobia: He also enjoys fishing for them. […]