Inshore Fishing
Sheepshead – the convict fish
Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, are often called convict fish due to the vertical black bars on their sides. […]
July 2012
Inshore Fishing
Go slow in hot weather
Most fishermen equate hot weather with more-active fish, but that’s not necessarily so. According to guides Fred Bricketto and Tom Siwarski, you need to fish very slowly during the summer. […]
Hunting
Monitor water clarity in fertilized ponds
By July, the heat is on, and primary productivity should be in high gear. Ponds fertilized with high productivity in mind will consume all available nutrients, and water quality must be monitored. […]
Inshore Fishing
Release spawners
In North Carolina, speckled trout begin spawning in April and will continue through September. […]
Hunting
Test and lime fall plot sites
Yes, it is only July, and deer hunting may be out of sight and mind for most hunters, but lush food plots come from advanced preparation. […]
Inshore Fishing
Full moon? Stay away!
For shrimp and small baitfish, summer conditions and famished speckled trout make the early and late parts of the day troublesome. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake of the Month: Randleman Dam Lake
When Randleman Regional Reservoir — popularly known as Randleman Dam Lake — opened its gates for the first time at 8 o’clock one morning in March 2010, anglers towing bass boats were ready to go. […]
Inshore Fishing
Chasin’ tides
As long as it takes the moon 50 minutes longer than a 24-hour day to orbit the earth, tides will change every day, affecting the lower Cape Fear River and the rest of the world’s coastal corrals. […]
Bass Fishing
Randleman operating details
Randleman Dam’s hours of operation vary by season. The lake is open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. from May 1 to Aug. 31, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. from Sept.1 to Oct.31, and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. during November. […]
Inshore Fishing
An estuary built for trout
North Carolina’s coastal frontier is home to some of the most-productive ecosystems in the nation and the lower Cape Fear River is one of them. […]