Features from April 2019
Try these ideas from veteran turkey hunters and you’ll be a step closer to putting a tag on a nice Carolina gobbler this month.- Mining the shoreline grass at North Carolina’s Falls of Neuse Lake this month is a great way to get your string stretched by a bragging-sized bass.
- Single-pole techniques can put plenty of slabs in your cooler if you understand how to get your baits in the right places or to the right depths.
- Warming water pushes redfish into a feeding mode after a long winter. Here’s where and how to find bronze battlers ready for a springtime tussle.
- Red-clay fever will infect striper bass and hybrid bass fishermen on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell this month.
Columns - April 2019
- Sight-fishing is a well-known way to catch largemouth bass in April, but it's not the only way to catch them. Try these tips to catch bass that most sight-fishing anglers are missing out on.
- Brown trout aren't native to the Carolinas, but they thrive throughout certain waters in both states. Anglers shouldn't be afraid to upsize their lure offerings when targeting browns.
- Everyone loves catching speckled trout on topwater lures, but sometimes the fish just aren't in the mood to feed on the surface. When that happens, try one of these lures that run just underneath.
- Location is the most important aspect of a food plot, but probably not for the reasons most landowners believe. Your location has to have the proper soil to make it worth the time, effor, and money.
- The fastest-growing segment of the kayak fishing industry is for bass, and kayak anglers in the Carolinas have a lot of options when it comes to bass fishing in April
- Anglers are catching plenty of redfish in the inshore waters of the Carolinas, and the Johnson Silver Minnow is one of the most productive lures this time of year.
- If it swims, it's biting right now on the Santee Cooper lakes.
- It's turkey season, and don't even think about putting that bird in the freezer. Breast it out and put this recipe to the test.
Outdoor Update - April 2019
- Hunters from across the Carolinas competed this past weekend in the sixth annual Carolina Coyote Classic. Together, they killed 149 coyotes.
- The 2019 recreational seasons for American red snapper in the federal waters off the Carolina coastlines will be made up of five days, one day shorter than the 2018 seasons.
Field Notes - April 2019
- Designed to imitate a range of forage, soft-plastic tube baits are among the most-versatile and most-productive baits in a bass fisherman’s arsenal.
Hot Spots - April 2019
- The blackfin tuna bite is hot off the coast of South Carolina this month, and these tips will help you catch your share.
- During the spring, Lake Monticello's catfish move in groups, so it's important for anglers to take advantage of every opportunity when a swarm comes through.
- Anglers can expect to catch a lot of stripers -- including some big ones -- during April on Clarks Hill Lake. The key is heading to the Clarks Hill Dam before the sun rises.
- Stick to the shallows in April at High Rock Lake and you'll catch your share of largemouth bass.
- Paying attention to water clarity and wind will pay big dividends for smallmouth anglers on Lake James during April.
- The trick to catching early spring bluegill on Lake Wateree is to probe deep holes with nightcrawlers.
- Another mild winter means a strong bite for speckled trout anglers from Jacksonville, N.C. to New River Inlet this spring.
- In April, redfish are plentiful and hungry in the Georgetown area. With plenty of baitfish moving into the area, the fish get in a feeding frenzy, making them vulnerable to live bait and artificial lures.
- Long-line trolling is the key to catching Kerr Lake's crappie in the month of April, but you have to do it at the right speed and with the right size lures.
- The first panfish to arrive along North Carolina’s southern coast in the spring are whiting, aka sea mullet or Virginia mullet.