Inshore Fishing
Big 2015 cobia catch hurts 2016 season
Because 2015 was such a fruitful year for North Carolina cobia fishermen, they’ll have a big payback to make in 2016.
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Keep your turkey calling simple late in the season
Jay Bruce, a former tournament crappie professional from Greer, loves to spend his spring chasing gobblers, and he’s taken a number in recent years, especially late in the season. […]
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Keep recently burned areas on your late-season turkey hunting map
William Peagler of Moncks Corner, a Lowcountry hunter with more than 30 years experience hunting turkeys, said one late-season trick involves getting in a turkey’s way and being where he wants to be before he arrives — and some of those spots are burned areas. […]
Dove
Last chance to plant sunflowers for September dove hunts
Dove season makes most hunters break out their shotguns and camouflage for the first time in the fall, and while most opening day dove shoots are as much a social event as a hunting situation, the hunting will get serious in a crop field with several thousand winged migrants. […]
Offshore Fishing
Hatteras: a cape, a village, an inlet
The village of Hatteras isn’t located at Cape Hatteras, but approximately 12 miles to the southwest at the southern end of Hatteras Island near Hatteras Inlet. It’s an unincorporated village with a population of approximately 500.
Offshore Fishing
5 steps to rigging ballyhoo
Use this five-step method for rigging both weighted and unweighted baits for bluewater trolling.
Offshore Fishing
Connect the dots for better dolphin fishing
Offshore trolling for dolphin might seem to be a piece of cake if you connect the dots of water temperature, surface cover, boat speed and presence of baitfish. However, like all things fishing, it’s frequently the fine print that turns bites into fish.
Offshore Fishing
Bluewater trolling provides a box of chocolates
Rarely do either Steve Gaskins or Justin Carter have a charter come aboard for a full day of bluewater fishing with only one target species in mind. […]
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Change the way you call pressured turkeys
Many hunters rely heavily on diaphragm calls to entice mature gobblers to the gun, and these are great tools. However, as veteran hunter Charles Hudson points out, it is difficult to call softly with a diaphragm call. […]
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Leave that turkey nest alone
When turkey hunting later in the spring, hunters often stumbled on nesting hens. When this happens, it is best to leave the area and not disturb the nest. […]