Inshore Fishing
Let ’em eat cake, or whatever they like
The diet of speckled trout changes as fish grow, get bigger, stronger and faster, and develop superior digestive systems, a process called an ontogenetic change. […]
December 2014
Sidebars
Keep those toes warm
With the largest part of duck season and the final days of deer season arriving this month in the Carolinas, so will winter weather. […]
Inshore Fishing
A speckled trout’s life
Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), also popularly called speckled trout, are members of the sciaenidae family, which includes drums, croakers and weakfish. […]
Other Hunting
Ammo advances provide increased velocities
The use of special, non-lead alloys in the manufacturing of ammunition for air guns has led to greatly increased velocities. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Flukes are a must for winter stripers
It’s not a surprise that nearly every artificial lure guide Richard Andrews uses for winter stripers is a Fluke-style soft plastic. […]
Other Hunting
Variables in different ammo weights
If you plan to shoot more than one type and weight of ammunition, you will likely find that you will have to adjust your scope. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fish the edges of the ledges
Although a lot of striper fishermen on the lower Roanoke River like to cast to cypress trees along the shoreline, those tactics may work well in mid-day after the sun has had a chance to warm the shallows. […]
Other Hunting
Turning kids into coon hunters
Rev. Wade Hall Jr., pastor of the Elizabethtown Church of God, hunts raccoons at least three nights a week to keep his dogs in top form for competition, and he often takes young people along. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunters, don’t give up until the last minute
Deer hunters in the Carolinas have more time to hunt than most hunters in the nation, but they still need to make every legal hunting moment count. […]
Sidebars
Local and long-distance calling
Diving ducks do not decoy as readily or gracefully as puddle ducks, but they will respond to calling. […]