July 2012 Archives - Page 7 of 7

Cover: July 2012 (NC)

Dolphin and king mackerel are neighbors this month around nearshore wrecks and reefs off the east side of Cape Fear. […]

Take care not to have a jack out of the water long between the catch and the release.

Catch and release

Bryan Bowers

Hard-fighting fish like jacks expend a lot of energy trying to evade capture, sometimes to the point of critical exhaustion. […]

Berkley Gulp! Mullet

North Carolina Sportsman

Rig it for trolling, jigging or swimming. The Gulp! Alive! 6-inch Swimming Mullet from Berkley is sure to grab the attention of saltwater predators with its huge curl tail. […]

A sheepshead’s dental work is suited perfectly to cracking crabs, barnacles and mollusks.

Sheepshead – the convict fish

Jerry Dilsaver

Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, are often called convict fish due to the vertical black bars on their sides. […]

Fish artificial baits slowly for redfish in extremely hot weather.

Go slow in hot weather

Dan Kibler

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. […]

An 11-inch Trigger-X Hammer worm (top) is huge compared to a standard 6-inch plastic worm.

I talk a lot during the year about baits I like to throw, like a Mop Jig — and I’ve always got one tied on — but a bait that’s very effective during the summer, especially when it comes to catching big fish, is a big worm. […]

SCDNR personnel have been obtaining information on cobia by sampling fish caught in tournaments.

Cobia cooperation valued

Bryan Bowers

Each year, more and more saltwater fisherman enjoy targeting cobia, increasing the strain on the resource. Any reduction in cobia numbers greatly increases the likelihood of the South Atlantic Fisheries Marine Council imposing regulations to protect them, as they have done with several other species in recent years. […]