East Central NC Archives - Page 43 of 112

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

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. […]

The western shoreline of Pamlico Sound and its tributary creeks and rivers offer excellent habitat for inshore gamefish like this speckled trout caught by Capt. Richard Andrews.

Pamlico’s western shoreline offers prime inshore habitat

Jerry Dilsaver

The northwestern portion of Pamlico Sound is prime red drum and trout habitat year-round, with flounder available during the warm months. […]

A dedicated walkway across Dutchman Creek offers anglers without boats a great spot to catch Lake Wateree crappie.

Fishing bridges is a priority in March

Terry Madewell

Numerous bridges cross Lake Wateree’s tributary creeks, and while some of them do not permit fishing from the actual structure because of safety reasons, some do have designated areas for fishermen. […]

Rick Ingle points out a sunken boat, one of many treasures he’s found using side-scan technology on Lake Wateree.

Side-scanning electronics helping crappie fishermen

Terry Madewell

Ken Boone and Rick Ingle, regular fishing partners, use a side-scan graph that Boone said that has opened up a whole new underwater world for him. […]

Biologists expect a banner season fishing for crappie on Clarks Hill Lake because of the relatively high percentage of larger fish in the poplulation.

A banner year for Clarks Hill crappie?

Pat Robertson

This should be an excellent year for crappie numbers and size on Lake Thurmond, according to Dan Rankin, a fisheries biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, which conducts annual trap-net surveys for the lake’s crappie. […]

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. […]