East Central NC Archives - Page 82 of 112

Young girl bags two huge gobblers

The odds – this or any spring – that a North Carolina turkey hunter would shoot a 21-pound gobbler with twin beards and 1 3/8-inch spurs and name the bird “Buttercup” are about 1,000-to-1. […]

Big red drum waiting at Cape Hatteras

Craig Holt

Two times each year — spring and fall — surf anglers can cast baited bottom rigs with Hatteras Heavers at “old” (big) red drum at North Carolina’s central and northern beaches. […]

Full moon, warm weather has several patterns working for bass on Murray, Wateree

Brian Cope

The full moon coupled with unseasonably warm weather has three different patterns currently working on bass in Lakes Wateree and Murray. […]

Opening week of turkey season beyond expectations, plantation manager says

Dan Kibler

The mild winter and warm early spring may have Palmetto State fishermen in a tizzy, but you’ll hear no complaints from turkey hunters, if their experience mirrors Mike Johnson’s. […]

Hartwell’s Hot Cast-and-Blast

Terry Madewell

One of the best public cast-and-blast opportunities for South Carolina outdoorsmen this month is the Upstate hotspot of Lake Hartwell. […]

Freshwater Series: Lake Jocassee

Jeff Samsel

Sam Jones doesn’t know why trout relate to structural features that are 100 feet beneath them. More important than “why” they do, though, is knowing “that” they do so and learning which structures attract the most fish any given month.

Jones, who operates Jocassee Charters, has learned those lessons through longevity. He grew up fishing Upstate waters with his dad, has fished Lake Jocassee for 30 years and has guided for the past 10 years. Jones specialized in controlled-depth trolling for trout, and he often targets fish that suspend well above structural features. […]