August 2015 Archives - Page 2 of 6

North Carolina and South Carolina hunters have the entire month of September to thin out populations of resident Canada geese.

Discourage geese from setting up in food plots, impoundments

With the deer season just around the corner, this year’s batch of cool-season food plots should be in the planning stage. […]

Planer boards serve a variety of uses, whether free-lining spoons, tiny crankbaits or live bait.

Getting the most from trolling planer boards

Phillip Gentry

Free-lining is a natural presentation of either live or live bait. Rigs can be as simple as a line with a hook on the end. […]

Tiger sharks are common in waters just off South Carolina beaches and are often hooked and landed by surf fishermen.

Fish sharks’ travel corridors

Brian Cope

When fishing for big sharks from the beach, South Carolina anglers have a lot of choices from Little River to Hilton Head Island. […]

Geese

Expanded methods available for North Carolina goose hunters

Jeff Burleson

For hunters looking to heat up their shotgun barrels, fill up the freezer and contribute to conservation and eradication efforts, the resident Canada goose season arrives on Sept. 1. […]

A segment of the movie “The Fugitive” starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones was filmed at Cheoah Dam, which has now become known as “Fugitive Dam” after the success of the movie.

Familiar faces, unfamiliar places

Phillip Gentry

The Cheoah Dam is a hydroelectric complex located in Graham and Swain counties. The Cheoah Development consists of a dam and powerhouse, the first of several constructed by the Tallassee Power Company, now owned by Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydropower. […]

Blue crabs are an underutilized and deadly bait for redfish.

Please, be crabby about reds

Pete Rogers

When it comes to live-bait fishing, most anglers think about mud minnows, shrimp, or mullet minnows. Few resort to using crabs, but they can often be the ‘go-to’ baits for fishermen looking to cash in on a limit of redfish. […]

Many great spots to target redfish in marshes around Morehead City are filling with sand or becoming inaccessible on low water.

Favorite red drum haunts are filling with sand

Craig Holt

Outstanding places to find red drum in shallow waters along North Carolina’s coast are disappearing, much to the consternation and puzzlement of guide Joe Shute of Atlantic Beach. […]

Go slow and go light when targeting redfish in extremely shallow, clear water.

Stealth is a key

Pete Rogers

Many anglers sight-fishing for redfish tend to make common mistakes because they’re too anxious about their approach. […]

Joe Shute’s interest in fly-fishing and fly-tying were piqued when fishermen began to target false albacore off Cape Lookout with fly-fishing equipment in the fall of 2004.

False albacore triggered Shute’s fly-fishing pursuits

Craig Holt

One of the top fly-fishing guides and fly-tiers on the Crystal Coast grew up 379 miles inland in the Union County hamlet of Monroe. […]

Watching your depth finder closely is a key to pinpointing the depth to drop your bait around feeding stripers.

Boat, bait and depth control ensure striper success

Terry Madewell

When guide Preston Harden excitedly tells one of his fishing parties to “Get ready, here they come,” you’d better be close to your rod, because somebody’s rod — often several rods — are about to take a nosedive. […]