Bass Fishing
Classic berth was ‘no fluke’ for McMurtury
Ryan McMurtury has been known as a great bass fisherman around Abbeville and the Lake Russell area for years, but it was not until 2010 that he got much outside recognition. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Get A Grip
Space for gear when fishing from a kayak is at a premium. Anglers frequently find themselves doing without or making do with what they have because they don’t have room for all the equipment that is taken for granted in a larger vessel. […]
Hunting
It’s not too late to establish control areas
Spring food plots should be coming up strong now, with deer and other wildlife beginning to show up regularly. […]
Inshore Fishing
Regs much easier to understand
North Carolina’s flounder regulations have become far more simplified in past years; statewide, flatfish are managed with a six-fish daily creel limit and a 15-inch size minimum. […]
Other Hunting
Grow Big Fish: Kill fire ants
During the summer, fish eat about everything they can find. Small bream and juvenile bass must stay close to cover in hopes of eluding the larger bass, but all fish will be looking to eat whatever closely resembles food. […]
Bass Fishing
LMBV effects are dissipating
Largemouth bass virus invaded Kerr Reservoir’s bass population in the past decade, but anglers didn’t notice a big decline in fish populations until 2009. […]
Other Hunting
Plant rice now for ducks!
The famed rice fields of the Mississippi Delta reel in ducks by the thousands each season, and for good reason. Rice is rich in carbohydrates and packed with energy. […]
Bass Fishing
Kerr Lake’s new ‘structure’
During the glory days of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, Kerr Reservoir anglers knew spots that were the lake’s major bass magnets. […]
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. […]