Whether you prefer fresh or saltwater, May is a fantastic month to be on the water. Bass are postspawn and heading deeper, while cobia can be had on corks.
Bass photo by staff. Cobia photo by John Jackson
Cover: May 2017
Flounder
Paige Lippard’s 4.25-pound flounder
While fishing at Ocean Isle Beach during North Carolina’s 2026 recreational flounder season, Paige Lippard caught a whopper of a flounder. […]