February 2020 Archives - Page 2 of 3

Troll big creeks for High Rock’s winter striped bass

Guide Jerry Hill of Lexington, N.C., has some simple advice for fishermen targeting striped bass on North Carolina’s High Rock Lake this month. […]

Try Hartwell’s shallows for February trophy stripers

Pat Robertson

February is a really good time to boat a trophy striped bass on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, according to retired guide Rick Owen, but you have to get a lot closer to the shoreline than you might think to find one. […]

Will NC ban deer urine products?

Dan Kibler

To keep CWD out of North Carolina, wildlife agency considers banning deer-urine products. […]

Catch cold-water Carolina crappie In February

Brian Cope

Don’t wait for spring to start loading your cooler with Carolina crappie. […]

Target NC stripers in lower Roanoke River this month

Craig Holt

Sportsmen attend boat shows and fishing seminars across North Carolina in February, but if all they do is learn, they’re missing out on some great winter fishing for striped bass on three of the coastal river systems that drain northeast and east-central North Carolina: the Neuse, Pamlico and Roanoke. […]

Little River specks are on the feed

Jeff Burleson

Winter has fully set in across the Carolinas, with typically cool days and some freezing nightly temperatures. Yet the Carolinas are also known for a few 70-degree days mixed in throughout the winter, and that makes a day on the water more than just appealing. […]

Wateree bass leaving deep water for staging areas

Pat Robertson

February is a month of change: cold one day, warming the next. Spring-like temperatures can be followed quickly by snow, ice or freezing rain. But fishermen still go fishing and fish still bite — if you know how to catch them in varying conditions. […]