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Spring king mackerel run thrills N.C. fishermen

In the springtime, North Carolina anglers get the treat of having king mackerel show up within casting distance of anglers in boats, on piers, and even from the beach. […]

Brightly colored redbreast sunfish are plentiful in the Edisto River.

Edisto River swamps are full of nice redbreasts

Brian Cope

A variety of methods will help anglers catch plenty of redbreast on the Edisto River in the springtime. […]

Floating boat docks will yield a lot of big crappie to Kerr Lake fishermen in May after the spawn and before fish reach summer holding areas.

Shoot Kerr Lake’s on-the-move crappie under docks

Dusty Wilson

Although most crappie fishermen regard early spring and the prespawn period to be the best fishing of the year, guide Chris Bullock of Fountain, N.C., holds May in high esteem for sheer numbers of fish and the pleasure of using a unique approach. […]

The four major rivers that all meet just upstream from Georgetown, S.C., feature enough brackish water to attract spring redfish.

Georgetown’s rivers can be redfish havens

Jeff Burleson

By May, spring fishing is going full bore inshore and offshore, and that includes fishermen who barely think about anything except redfish. […]

Guide Preston Harden said May is a great month to do battle with a really nice striped bass on Lake Hartwell.

Lake Hartwell bass fishing is hot

Pat Robertson

“Fishing really gets cranked up on Hartwell in May,” said Harden, who runs Bucktail Guide Service from his Commerce, Ga., home. “I might be partial, but I think it is the best striper/hybrid fishing lake there is. We are just getting hot with schools of fish everywhere now — and Hartwell has some really big stripers.” […]

Big cobia invade the waters around Cape Lookout in May as they prepare to spawn in June.

Cape Lookout cobia set for a May arrival in nearshore waters

Craig Holt

For anglers who want to catch potentially huge, tenacious, great-tasting saltwater fish in nearshore waters along North Carolina’s central coast, cobias fill the bill, especially in May. […]

Shellcrackers will readily hit night crawlers or red worms fished on small hooks.

The timin’s right for Lake Tillery’s shellcrackers

Tony Garitta

The song Good Timin’ by Jimmy Jones didn’t have shellcracker fishing in mind, but the lyrics certainly apply. “A timin’ is the thing, it’s true. Good timin’ brought me to you.” […]

Grouper like this nice scamp are well within reach of most Murrells Inlet boats when the season opens on May 1.

Grouper season welcomed back

Jeff Burleson

Grouper are popular throughout the world, usually occupying a big niche in seafood restaurants. While they are highly recognized on the dinner menu, few anglers ever make it onto an offshore boat to see one of these fish face to face. If they did, they would surely remember how much energy it took to winch them out of deep water. […]

Stanley Farmer has killed his share of gobblers over the years, but this one was really special, and not just because of the seven beards.

Rockingham County hunter bags 7-bearded gobbler

Jerry Dilsaver

Stanley Farmer of Stoneville, N.C. was expecting to see a gobbler and probably get a shot when he headed to a series of connected food plots on a Rockingham County, N.C. farm shortly after lunch on April 17, but the long-time turkey hunter wasn’t prepared for either the show he was treated to, or the trophy turkey with seven beards he bagged around 1:30 p.m. […]

Modern carbon arrows that look like wooden ones and are fletched with feathers are a major improvement over wooden alternatives.

For tradition’s sake, try one

Sammy Romano

Modern advancements in technology have made it easier than ever to be a successful archer. Tools such as compound bows with high let- offs, electronic rangefinders, magnified fiber-optic bow sights, fall-away arrow rests and many other advancements have changed our sport forever. […]