Hunting
Turn up the heat on coyotes now
Historically, coyotes were not part of the ecosystem in the Carolinas. Before 1985, only five of North Carolina’s 100 counties had coyotes. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Fast action can be the rule
Guide Truman Lyons said that live-bait fishing for stripers this month is not necessarily wait-and-hope fishing, it’s usually fast- paced, and often, multiple fish are hooked at the same time. […]
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To decoy or not to decoy
Marshall Collette never uses decoys in the morning but employs them almost exclusively at fields in the afternoon and evening. […]
Bass Fishing
Live bait will produce bigger Lake Russell spotted bass
Guide Wendell Wilson often uses live bait to help his clients catch more spotted bass, and he said live bait can be dynamite on really large fish this month. […]
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The right stuff
Turkey hunters can be successfully using many varieties and gauges of shotguns, even archery equipment, but most hunters stick to scatterguns because they offer a better chance of success and can be fitted to different hunting approaches. […]
Other Hunting
Turn up the heat on coyotes now
Historically, coyotes were not part of the ecosystem in the Carolinas. Before 1985, only five of North Carolina’s 100 counties had coyotes. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fish roll-ups
Anglers should not shy away from using big lures such as heavy jigheads with foot-long artificial eels for cobia because they have huge appetites and cavernous mouths. […]
Inshore Fishing
Other targets of opportunity
Anglers often get shots at other species while targeting cobia on a sight-fishing trip. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A weedless jig for flooded shorelines
While the impoundment of Kerr Lake may have solved many problems in the flood-prone area downstream, fishing the high water resulting from early spring rains requires another solution. […]
Freshwater Fishing
BYOB — Bring your own brush
Thanks to enhanced sonar capabilities like side-imaging and down-imaging, finding brush piles on Kerr Lake is easier than ever. […]