East Central NC Archives - Page 43 of 112

Shallow, stained water is the ticket for catching Lake Wylie bass on spinnerbaits.

Go over to the dark side

For many anglers, night time is the right time for catching bass, and March is a great time to doing it in the dark on Wylie. […]

Bridge pilings, expecially those supporting railroad trestles, are great early Spring spots to catch crappie on Lake Greenwood.

Early spawning sites

Phillip Gentry

When it comes to prespawn migrations on Lake Greenwood, there are two schools of thought. One is that crappie move horizontally from the main lake to the backs of creeks and coves. […]

Presenting jigs or minnow vertically is a great way to fish for prespawn crappie holding tight to cover.

Tighten up

Phillip Gentry

Crappie enter the prespawn mode as early as mid-February or as late as mid-March. When they are staging, many anglers prefer to tight-line for crappie rather than long-line. […]

A gram scale will help fishermen know the exact weight of his jigs.

Crappie anglers are familiar with using jigs that weigh considerably less than typical bass jigheads. Popular jig weights for crappie include 1/32-, 1/16-, and 1/8-ounce, but weights can vary considerably from one manufacturer to another, sometimes even one jig to another. […]

Limited access to the water and tourist amenities have kept Hyde County from being a go-to destination for inshore fishermen.

Hyde County fishing growing in popularity

Jerry Dilsaver

Hyde County is one of the most-unique counties along North Carolina’s coast. The bulk of the county is on the mainland, with Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks. […]

Walter Wittenben shows off a couple of slot-sized reds taken on a trip with Capt. Allen Jernigan.

Reds working in schools in creeks, bays off New River

Jerry Dilsaver

The marshes from Surf City to Emerald Isle have a reputation for holding big schools of red drum during the winter. […]

Casey Ashley holds up his $100,000 winner's check at the FLW Event on Lake Hartwell.

Ashley finishes off Hartwell win in dominating fashion

From News Reports

Casey Ashley of Donalds finished a dominating week in dominating fashion on Sunday, bringing home the biggest bag of the day and winning the FLW Tour event on Lake Hartwell by almost 15 pounds. […]

Casey Ashley of Donalds weighed in the biggest bag of bass on Saturday in the FLW Tour event on Lake Hartwell, and he leads by almost 10 pounds going into Sunday's final round.

Ashley takes commanding lead into final day of FLW Tour event on Hartwell

From News Reports

Bass pro Casey Ashley of Donalds moved a big step closer to a $125,000 payday Saturday by bringing in the biggest bag of the day on the third day of the FLW Tour event on Lake Hartwell. Ashley will enter Sunday’s final round with a lead of almost 10 pounds. […]

Casey Ashley of Donalds has a lead of almost three pounds midway through the FLW Tour event on Lake Hartwell.

Ashley leads FLW Tour event at Hartwell at midway point

From News Reports

Weights were generally lower on Friday’s second day of the FLW Tour event on Lake Hartwell, but that didn’t hurt Casey Ashley of Donalds, who added a 5-fish limit that weighed 15 pounds, 13 ounces, to his leading first-day total to grab a lead of almost three pounds at the halfway point. […]

Casey Ashley of Donalds leads the FLW Tour event on Lake Hartwell after the first of four competition days.

Ashley takes first-day lead in FLW event on Lake Hartwell

From News Reports

GREENVILLE — Three pro bass fishermen from South Carolina are in the top 10 after the first day of the FLW Tour event on Lake Hartwell on Thursday, including leader Casey Ashley of Donalds. […]