Lake Monticello is about 6 miles long and covers around 6,700 acres. It was created in 1978 as a pumped storage facility managed by South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) to provide cooling water for a single-unit nuclear reactor; its outflow goes directly into Parr Reservoir. […]
When speckled trout are in feeding modes like they normally are this time of year, artificial lures can be more productive than live bait. […]
William Attaway does do some things differently from most fishermen on Lake Monticello, which is one reason he catches a lot of fish. […]
During the fall, the Pamlico Sound and its western tributaries fill up with hungry speckled trout. […]
Guide Chris Simpson catches big blue catfish at Monticello by drift-fishing and by anchoring, but if he is targeting big fish for a client, he will usually spend some of his time anchored. […]
Rockingham County lies in the northern Piedmont, along the Virginia-North Carolina border. […]
Most guides and fishermen discourage killing more fish than you can reasonably eat, but in November, there is a real possibility of landing a 10-fish limit of trout and they are delicious. […]
Creating “mock” scrapes during the rut is a deer-hunting tactic many hunters practice. […]
Some very good guides and other fishermen use Kahle-style hooks when targeting speckled trout with live bait. […]
Here are some facts about North Carolina’s deer harvest in 2013-14 and from the 2012-13 Hunter Harvest surveys compiled by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]
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