February 2015 Archives - Page 3 of 6

A semi-automatic shotgun like Remington’s Versa Max is a good fit for rabbit hunters, who often need to get off several shots in quick succession.

Rabbit hunting requires a quick shotgun

A semi-automatic shotgun like Remington’s Versa Max Sportsman is the best type of shotgun for hunting rabbits. […]

Smaller black drum can often be found in pods or schools during the winter, in part because the amount of available habitat is smaller.

Chumming can be very effective

For most inshore fishing, anglers locate and then cast to them. Offshore, anglers fish areas where the fish should be and will frequently deploy chum to get the fish focused on the angler’s baits or lures. […]

Black drum are very tolerant of cold-water conditions, even when the majority of forage has left inshore waters.

Look for jumbos closer to ocean

Jeff Burleson

Fishing for black drum over the winter is a staple activity for anglers living along the coast, but many of the big schools of fish are filled with either sub-adults or young adults that will weigh between 2 to 15 pounds. […]

PHOENIX 721 Pro XP

Jerry Dilsaver

The Phoenix 721 Pro XP has developed a following and become a staple with bass fishermen nationwide. […]

Bass will hold back under boat docks, away from the reach of anglers who can’t skip a lure under the structure to them.

Don’t skip skipping docks

Brian Cope

Brett Collins of Ridgeway, who runs the Carolina Anglers Team Trail, said that skipping lures back under docks is a good technique throughout the year, but it can be especially beneficial in February. […]

SKEETER ZX250

Jerry Dilsaver

The Skeeter ZX250 is one of the latest in line of thoroughbred bass boats being produced by the company that began in the East Texas town of Marshall in 1948. […]

The Davidson River is know for producing some trophy trout in the section close to the Pisgah Forest Hatchery.

Stay warm and dry on a winter stream

Craig Holt

With water temperatures likely to be in the 30- to 40-degree range through February, staying warm and dry are crucial to enjoying mountain trout fishing. […]

Bass love to hold, especially in cold water, against any rocky or concrete structure that will draw and hold heat, like this rocky shoreline.

Shoreline development provides homes for bass

Brian Cope

Lake Wateree is one of the most-heavily developed lakes in South Carolina in terms of the number of houses per mile of shoreline. […]

STRATOS 189 VLO

Jerry Dilsaver

The Stratos 189 VLO is a tournament-ready craft that is big on features and standard equipment, which makes it an even bigger value. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission sold more than 92,000 trout-fishing permits in 2013.

Mountain trout are North Carolina’s most sought-after fish

Craig Holt

If a contestant on “Jeopardy” buzzed in first after getting the club “The most sought-after fish by North Carolina anglers,” the response would probably be a question involving largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, flounder, red drum or spotted sea-trout. […]