East Central NC Archives - Page 52 of 112

Tackle for pulling big grouper out of deep-water cover needs to be plenty stout.

The right tools for the job

As with any job, anglers need the right tools for bottom-fishing, especially when fish like amberjack and grouper are likely to bite. […]

Jason Cox of Ft. Bragg caught wrestled this hefty red grouper out of its underwater lair.

Get ready for the long haul

Brian Cope

Fishing on extended trips, whether from a head boat like the Continental Shelf or from a smaller private vessel, is fun and cooler-filling, but doesn’t come without its challenges. […]

Redfish are hitting topwater baits and soft-plastic baits fished under corks, throughout the Pungo River downstream from Belhaven.

Reds, striped bass have anglers mixed up but happy in Pungo River

Jerry Dilsaver

The Pungo is a big, wide river downstream from Belhaven to the Pamlico Sound, but most of the fishing action has been along its banks and in its many tributary creeks, and in the past week or so, it’s been particularly good for redfish and striped bass. […]

A scheduled winter drawdown of Lake Murray will help bass fishing, according to former guide Doug Lown of Newberry.

Lake Murray will have 8-foot drawdown this winter, utility says

Pat Robertson

The public utility that owns Lake Murray will draw the lake down by eight feet this winter to improve water quality in the lake, and fisheries biologists and local fishermen say it should also improve fishing. […]

While many Upstate hunters banked on corn producing numbers of deer on their properties, many are finding that deer are gravitating more to both soft and hard mast crops so far this season.

Upstate deer focusing on acorns over corn piles as gun season approaches

Phillip Gentry

After purchasing broadcast feeders and stocking up on shelled corn in anticipation of the opening of deer season in the Upstate, many hunters are reporting a less-than-enthusiastic reaction from the local deer population, mostly because there’s more natural food on the ground around oak trees. […]

Boating-access and day-use areas belonging to the USACE are remaining open for the near future thanks in part to resources already allocated by the federal government to those properties.

Corps properties on Savannah River lakes remaining open during government shutdown

Phillip Gentry

While national parks, wildlife refuges and national forests across the country have been closed by the government shutdown, properties belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are holding their own, at least for the immediate future, keeping access to Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell and Clarks Hill (Thurmond) Lake open to the public. […]