August 2016 Archives - Page 2 of 5

Before the kids go back to school, get in one last fishing trip to a local lake or pond to take advantage of hungry bass, bream and catfish.

Don’t miss great August fishing

Before summer arrives, it seems to take forever to get here. But as soon as the kids get out of school, activities begin, and the hot days fly by at lightning speed. As August arrives, the summer will be winding down, and the kids will soon start school again. […]

Small, live menhaden are a favorite bait of flounder fishermen once summer arrives.

For flounder baits, pick your own poison

Jerry Dilsaver

What is the best flounder bait? At the risk of sounding obnoxious, it’s what the flounder want to eat that day. The popularity nod goes to live baits, but artificials often produce well, too. […]

Using his boat’s electronics, Paul Gettys found this overturned car and driver, missing for 16 years, on the floor of Lake Greenwood.

Advanced sonar helped bass guide locate driver and car missing for 16 years

Phillip Gentry

This past spring, fishing guide Paul Gettys’ extensive knowledge of sonar technology was enlisted by enforcement officers with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources to try to locate a missing fisherman. […]

Blue catfish will strike baits at a variety of depths during the summer, but keep several baits off the bottom to make sure you’ve got the water column covered.

Terminal tackle tips for big catfish

Dusty Wilson

Zakk Royce’s terminal rigging includes more bells, whistles, and innovations than one might shake a Big Cat Fever rod at. Each component is vital to the whole, and when combined, the end result is a system that rarely hangs up or tangles. […]

Several days of consistent wind from the same direction will push tripletails into pods in pockets or corners.

Look for windblown pockets

Jeff Burleson

While tripletails are capable of long, powerful runs, they are probably the laziest of inshore or nearshore fish. […]

A Sabiki rig, with multiple tiny lures, is a fish-catching machine, especially for anglers who need white perch for catfish bait.

Pick a perch for Gaston cats

Dusty Wilson

Despite the alluring aroma of gizzard shad, blue catfish at Lake Gaston have another item on the menu to choose from in late summer. While those gizzards are the building blocks of trophy catfish, blues will sometimes overlook them in lieu of the white perch, a more-fortifying meal when they’re worn down from summer heat. […]

Summer means super sharking in Edisto’s surf

Brian Cope

While plenty of surf fishermen catch sharks while targeting other species, a group of Lowcountry anglers from the Requiem Fishing Team targets sharks — big ones — and Edisto is one of their choice locations in August. […]

Nice largemouths, like this chunky specimen landed by Lee Lanier, are becoming more plentiful in the Neuse River.

Crayfish bloom blows up Neuse River bass

Craig Holt

Hurricanes have affected largemouth bass in many North Carolina rivers, especially the Neuse River near Kinston. […]

Many fish, sharks in particular, are attracted by odors, and BaitCloud products are a non-messy way to chum and put more scent in the water.

For sharks, odor isn’t everything, but it’s a big thing

Brian Cope

A shark’s sense of smell is definitely something anglers can capitalize on when fishing. While cut pieces of baitfish or stingray give off their own odors for sharks to find and follow great distances, anglers can enhance the odors with sprays and gels just like bass and catfish anglers have for years. […]

Intensive hunting can lower coyote numbers on small properties, but a landscape solution hasn’t been found.

Coyotes and deer fawn depredation

Craig Holt

With coyotes having overspread the southeast and deer numbers declining in some areas, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has three questions to answer about maintaining a stable deer population: […]