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June 17, 2026

Periodic lowering of the water level at Tar River Reservoir may contribute to its healthy crappie population.

Low water levels may promote crappie growth

The Tar River Reservoir is one of the very few lakes in the coastal plain that have no size or creel limit for crappie. […]

Drifting a small menhaden on a cut-down live-bait king mackerel rig can produce some larger-than-average Spanish mackerel.

Spanish without spoons

Dan Kibler

Trolling isn’t the only way to put Spanish mackerel in the fish box, and Capt. David Cutler takes advantage of two other situations and techniques to put his parties on fish. […]

Double down

Mike Marsh

When fishing a slip-float rig near a dock, a pair of anglers should begin by fishing their minnows at two different depths. […]

The 2011 season was one of the best on record for most fisherimen along the Carolinas coast. Did a lower number of king mackerel in nearshore waters contribute?

2011 Spanish fishing was unbeatable. What role did lack of kings play?

Dan Kibler

On both sides of the North Caroliia-South Carolina border, anglers reported that 2011 was one of the best years on record for catching Spanish mackerel. […]

Cobia are attracted to brightly-colored lures like this bucktail.

Sling bling at ling

Mike Marsh

A cobia by any other name — they’re also known as lemonfish and ling — still looks like a big, brown catfish. He may be ugly, but he likes his “bling.” […]

Jane Ann Laffitte and her brother came up with the idea of a kid-friendly crab-catching kit in 1988; it’s a fun way to make catching crabs with a net and chicken neck on a string a family affair.

In 1998, when Jane Ann Laffitte was seven years old and her brother Lucius was 10, the siblings created CRABCO; two years later, they kicked off a marketing campaign for their crab-catching kit at a children’s gathering in Saint Simons, Ga. […]