Inshore Fishing
Rising tide best for flounder
Pamlico Sound stays slightly off-color, and when the tide is falling, it carries those waters out through Ocracoke Inlet. […]
July 2012
Freshwater Fishing
Slip corks are musts for river fishing
Fishing around tight cover is inevitable along the Lynches River, because tight cover holds fish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
When bream go deep, get ‘wet’
Most fly-rod anglers give up after the bluegill bite fades away with the morning shadows, but the fish have merely gone deeper and may have moved to lily pads and other structure away from the bank […]
Inshore Fishing
Tide rips, ledges and shells mean sheepshead
Capt. Ryan O’Neal said that one look in a sheepshead’s mouth shows exactly where to look for them: around crustaceans, mollusks and especially barnacles for them to eat. […]
Bass Fishing
Take advantage of weather, time of day
Guide Chris Heinning readily admits he’ll use every advantage he can get when bass fishing. This is be particularly true for the hot weather associated with July. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Roanoke is restocked after Hurricane Irene
In August and September 2011, flooding from Hurricane Irene drove the dissolved oxygen levels in the waters of the Roanoke River down to zero for 20 days, causing extensive fish kills. […]
Inshore Fishing
Red drum, cero mackerel, and southern flounder
Red drum serve as the Outer Banks’ theme fish, designated in 1971 as the state saltwater fish, and Capt. Ryan O’Neal pursues them avidly. […]
Bass Fishing
Timing is key for summer bass
Pro fisherman Dearal Rodgers said that while fishing the right depths with the right lures is essential, sometimes fishermen just have to wait the fish out until they get into a biting mode. […]
Bass Fishing
To find summer bass, follow baitfish
Early morning or cloudy-day topwater fishing is one way to defeat the summer heat that usually drives bass deep. […]
Bass Fishing
Map it and graph it
Dearal Rosgers is a big believer in studying the underwater topography for summertime success. […]