August 2015 Archives - Page 2 of 6

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

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. […]

Previous page: Look for white marlin in offshore areas full of bait but lacking in appreciable current. Below: Smaller baits are the ticket to hooking up with an acrobatic white marlin during the late-summer run off North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

How to rig a circle hook for white marlin

Jason Hawkins

Small ballyhoo or “dink baits” fished with a circle hook through the nose are extremely effective at drawing strikes from white marlin off North Carolina’s coast. […]

A fiberglass reproduction allows fishermen to enjoy a trophy striped bass for years while being able to release the fish alive.

Replica mounts are the ticket

Phillip Gentry

Most estimates put a 30-pound freshwater striped bass at around 15 years of age. That represents a 15-year investment by a fishery for each fish that goes to the taxidermist. […]

A new strain of epizootic hemmorrhagic disease wreaked havoc on the deer herd in a handful of North Carolina counties last fall.

New EHD strain put a strain on deer

Craig Holt

The epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreak that affected deer in several North Carolina counties last fall was compounded by a new strain of the virus. […]

Fisheries biologists in both North Carolina and South Carolina are planting water willow in reservoirs to stabilize shorelines and add to fisheries habitat.

Biologists adding aquatic plants to Carolina lakes

Pete Anderson

If you are noticing more aquatic plants in your favorite lake, don’t be alarmed. Biologists in North Carolina and South Carolina may have planted them to control erosion and improve fisheries. […]

North Carolina continues to produce trophy bucks on a regular basis, despite ups and downs in the herd.

Harvest was down in 94 percent of North Carolina counties

Craig Holt

Biologists emphasized that declines in the deer harvest in 2014 were concentrated in five counties north of Raleigh, but they actually dropped in 94 of North Carolina’s 100 counties. […]

Summer condition pushes bass shallow

Pete Anderson

Bass are attracted to aquatic plants that grow in shallow water, including water willow, because of the food and cover they provide. But during the hottest summer days, an environmental condition makes them even more inviting. […]

Despite harvest reductions, South Carolina hunters have plenty of quality bucks to choose from.

South Carolina’s All-Time Biggest Bucks (through 2013 season)

Terry Madewell

South Carolina’s All-Time Biggest Bucks (through 2013 season) […]

Add Suspendots and SuspenStrips to deep-diving crankbaits to get a little more depth on your casts and retrieves.

Weighting crankbaits

Tony Garitta

When fishing offshore structure, bass pro Tim Grein often needs his deep-diving crankbaits to break the 20-foot barrier. […]