February 2013 Archives - Page 6 of 7

Getting one redfish in a winter school to bite will often put other fish into a feeding mood.

Turn me on!

During winter, redfish congregate in large schools in deep holes well hidden in the backcountry of the Cape Fear River’s estuaries. […]

Many game lands across North Carolina provide excellent habitat for rabbits, with little hunting competition, once deer season ends.

Many game lands offer rabbit hunting

Craig Holt

A major problem for North Carolina rabbit hunters is gaining access to suitable private land, although interfering with deer hunters usually isn’t a concern with deer season ending Jan. 1. […]

Slow-trolling in the upper reaches of this big reservoir is the ticket to a plate full of great-tasting fish.

Push-pull slabs: Slow-trolling live and artificial baits is killer technique for Lake Murray winter crappie

Phillip Gentry

One of the more desirable features about crappie, other than their table qualities, is that these scrappy panfish have a higher metabolism than most freshwater species. […]

Female bass will stir this month when they feel the water temperature beginning to crawl upward.

Big-bass time is here!

Davy Hite

If you have read my column for a few years, you know what’s coming in February. I’d like to talk about something else this month, but I just can’t. […]

Millennium’s M150 Monster

North Carolina Sportsman

Millennium Treestands recently unveiled their new M150 Monster HangOn Stand. This lightweight, portable lock-on stand is comfortable, quiet and easy to setup and take down. […]

The low end of the tide is prime time for winter redfish, especially if it hits in the afternoon when the sun has warmed the water.

Like father, like son: legacy lives on

Jeff Burleson

America’s favorite and treasured pasttimes are continually challenged by technology and a 21st-century lifestyle. […]

Backlashes

Sick economy sparks more trout troubles

Craig Holt

One of the results of a depressed economy is people often find ways that aren’t legal to supplement their incomes — to the detriment of public resources such as fisheries or wildlife. […]

Fish Stalker’s Tom Mundy discovered a finesse crappie tactic that utilizes tiny baits,4-pound test line and a buggy whip rod.

For anglers who aren’t equipped or don’t want to fish multiple 12- to 14-foot rods with live bait to catch crappie, Tom Mundy of Fish Stalker Lures in Laurens has an alternative to winter trolling. […]

Pathfinder 2600 HPS

North Carolina Sportsman

The Pathfinder 2600 HPS Bay Crusher from Maverick Boat Company is designed to offer offshore running and fishing capability never before seen in a trolling motor compatible bay boat that will still fish in 15 inches of water. […]

Jeff Saunders (left) and Capt. Allen Jernigan caught these two puppy drum from the same school in a creek off the New River.

Gangs of New River: Onslow County’s New River is full of winter puppy drum – and they’ll bite, too

Jerry Dilsaver

Scanning the water across a creek near Sneads Ferry, Capt. Allen Jernigan spotted the telltale ripples made by a small school of red drum milling about. The fish were moving slowly, and it wasn’t really a series of wakes but a spot experienced fishermen often call “nervous water.” […]