Capt. Lee Parsons does most of his fishing along North Carolina’s coast from a large, center-console boat, but when he pulled up to the Turkey Creek boating access area near Holly Ridge in Onslow County, he backed a 21-foot, flat-bottomed skiff down the ramp. […]
Using a rubber net to land red drum helps prevent injury to the fish and saves fishing time. Other important pieces of gear include a mushroom anchor and a carbon-fiber push pole. […]
At times, red drum will go crazy for topwater lures. This is especially true in the shallow marshes of North Topsail Beach. […]
Flounder are often found in the same, shallow areas where red drum abound, and it is not unusual for these fine-dining fish to strike the same soft-plastic lures that fishermen use to catch red drum. […]
The short chop finally gave way to a smooth ocean about a dozen miles out of Beaufort Inlet, becoming a small, rolling swell as Capt. Mike Webb’s Pelagic passed the Knuckle Buoy at the end of Cape Lookout shoals. […]
Wahoo, acanthocybium solanderi, are one of the most-prized gamefish in the world’s oceans. No particular location boats a great concentration of fish, but the spring and fall catches off North Carolina rank with anywhere in the world. […]
With weather fronts moving rapidly along the coast during the late winter and spring, sea conditions just do not allow heading offshore every day. […]
For years, Lake Hartwell has maintained a strong reputation as a largemouth bass and striper reservoir. Its 56,000 acres of deep, clear, open water and an abundant forage base of blueback herring and threadfin shad have made for great fishing for both species. […]
Adding scent to crappie jigs has always made sense, but problems are often encountered by the methods of application. […]
Forget about downriggers and other specialized gear that’s often associated with Lake Jocassee. Try this light-tackle method for winter bass and trout. […]
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