August 2014 Archives - Page 4 of 7

Bonnethead sharks aren’t the biggest in the ocean, but they’re the perfect size to provide nice steaks and fillets for fishermen who know how to clean and prepare them properly.

Bonnetheads are supreme table fare

Fishing is enjoyed by thousands across South Carolina for a number of reasons. Whether for sport, food or a combination of the two, successful anglers can have tender fillets to take home, and a successful trip targeting bonnethead sharks doesn’t leave fishermen empty-handed when it comes to the dinner table. […]

The Pamlico Sound is home to two of North Carolina’s three major flounder species: southern and summer.

Two out of three is okay

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen catch three species of flounder in North Carolina waters, and the larger two are found in Pamlico Sound. […]

Choose the correct slip cork

Brian Cope

While fishing with corks may seem juvenile to some anglers, when fishing for bream, it’s a staple that should never be overlooked. […]

Capt. Joe Dennis shows off a mixed stinger of big bluegill and shellcrackeres, typical of what he catches in the Santee and Cooper rivers this month.

You can beat the heat

Terry Madewell

With hot weather beating down, one of the keys to success will be the ability to diversify your fishing and take advantage of what’s biting. […]

A home-built kayak trailer like this one was the inspiration for Billy Lewis of Liberty to begin construction of a means to transport his fleet of plastic fishing boats.

Hitting the road in style

Phillip Gentry

The appeal of fishing from a paddle boat is not just about the paddle anymore. It may have started off that way, but the evolution of the plastic armada has, for some, gone from the simplicity of throwing a paddle and a fishing rod into a lightweight boat and fishing anywhere the imagination could wander to seeing how complex an angler can make a human-powered watercraft. […]

Night crawlers and other large worms are great live baits for mountain trout in streams where live bait is legal.

Live-bait options abound

Robert Satterwhite

I grew up fishing with live bait, catching trout in the upper reaches of Paddy Creek in western Burke County and bream in the large pools in the lower sections, using fat red worms collected from cow patties in the pastures near my home. […]

August is prime time to start thinking about planting cool-season food plots.

Start thinking about fall

Jeff Burleson

Even though August is often regarded as the hottest month, it is okay to begin thinking about deer season. […]

Red drum are affected by high water temperatures during the summer; they will try to conserve energy whenever possible.

Go slow, go small

Jerry Dilsaver

Sort of like the Christmas song, but in a totally different way, “The weather outside is frightful.” Yes, it is, but unlike the snow and freezing temperatures in the song’s lyrics, the current weather is hot and humid. […]

Redfish are suckers for shrimp fished on the bottom or suspended above it on a cork rig.

Stay on shrimp in August

Brian Cope

It’s no surprise that it’s hot. It’s August, so sweltering days are the norm, and a lot of anglers opt to stay indoors and wait for the fall bite. But ask Capt. Rob Bennett of Johns Island’s Lowcountry Inshore Charters about fishing this month, and you will get a different response. […]

Gray triggerfish are just one of a handful of bottomfish species commonly caught on long-range summer trips out of Little River.

Bottoms up! Summer bottom-fishing is best well offshore for anglers around Little River

Mike Marsh

Little River Inlet enters the Atlantic Ocean just below the state line between North Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Sunset Beach, N.C. Anglers from both states use the inlet to gain access to fabulous fishing, the most notable of which may be summer bottomfish action. […]