One of guide Mike McSwain’s favorite techniques for catching smallmouth bass on the Broad Rivers involves weighted soft plastics, but he doesn’t fish them primarily on the bottom. […]
Catching or buying bait big red drum cruising in the Neuse River is not difficult. They will eat any kind of fish cut into chunks or steaks and will strike small whole or live fish, including menhaden. […]
There have been volumes written on which style of hook is better for blue marlin fishing, circle hooks or “J” hooks. […]
What’s the best place to find summer red drum in the marshes and bays behind Bogue, Bear and Browns inlets, and what techniques will produce fish? […]
Western North Carolina streams may be best known for trout, but many of the larger ones offer another excellent and often overlooked fishery: smallmouth bass. When it comes to action, few fish can match the fighting ability of a smallmouth, and to hook one using light spinning tackle or a fly rod has to be the angling equivalent of paradise. […]
July is a headache for most anglers. Although there’s some good fishing to be found — usually in the deeper, more wide-open areas — you’ll also be sharing your fishing locations with skiers, pleasure boaters and the like. […]
Plants convert energy from the sun through chlorophyll and photosynthesis, but they must extract a unique elemental cocktail from the soil to produce strong roots, lush foliage and an overall successful crop. […]
GUNK recently introduced a new line of appearance cleaners specifically formulated for trucks and SUVs. […]
Jeff Cronk has used his summers, weekends and time away from his full-time job as a middle-school math teacher to amass a wealth of fishing knowledge on the Bogue Sound and Bogue Inlet. […]
On any given lake, on any given night, particularly during the summer, there are a limited number of spots where a fisherman can go, tie up the boat and have a reasonable chance at catching a cooler full of crappie. […]
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