July 2013 Archives - Page 4 of 7

A well-drained food plot will get the most out of a summer rainstorm.

Irrigate? Drain? Ditch? Regulate water for best food-plot results

Water is one of the most-abundant chemical compounds on Earth; it covers nearly two-thirds of the earth’s surface. […]

If you can measure the fork length and girth of your tarpon before releasing it, you can get a fairly accurate estimation of its weight from this chart.

Length x Girth = Weight

Tarpon are some of the biggest and most-powerful fish around, but shoe leather might taste better than these bony monstrosities. […]

Capt. Jeff Cronk shows off a flounder caught close to the sea buoy that marks the ocean end of Bogue Inlet — a shallow-draft inlet that can be difficult to navigate.

Bogue Inlet, located south and west of Emerald Isle and north and east of Bear Island/Hammocks Beach State Park, is the connection to the ocean for Swansboro, Cedar Point, Cape Carteret and Emerald Isle. […]

Crappie on Lake Greenwood, Clarks Hill and Lake Murray tend to congregate in certain parts of those reservoirs during the summer.

Night moves

Phillip Gentry

Successful night-fishing for crappie is more than just throwing out lights under a bridge. […]

The other WNC fish

Robert Satterwhite

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. […]

Stewart Venable finds plenty of striped bass in the fast water of rivers below hydro dams.

Take it to the river

Phillip Gentry

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. […]

Applying fertilizer when the soil is holding the proper amount of water will greatly enhance the crop.

Moisture is fertilizer key

Jeff Burleson

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. […]

Guide Van Hughes of Stem regularly catches big blue catfish like this one from the deep waters of Kerr Lake.

Magnum cats – Big blues and flatheads await anglers who probe Kerr Lake’s summer waters

Craig Holt

John H. Kerr Reservoir’s fishing reputation once was as a top destination for largemouth bass and striped bass, but those days have disappeared. […]

Backlashes

Red wolf genie is out of the bottle

Craig Holt

Since 1988, many people have wondered when the decision to release red wolves in eastern North Carolina would return to haunt the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. […]

Justin Barger and Brandon Miller caught three flathead catfish weighing 122 pounds to win the May 26 NCCATS tournament on High Rock Lake.

Big flathead anchors win

Tony Garitta

At about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, Justin Barger of Hickory and Brandon Miller of Salisbury brightened the night sky by dragging a 46.9-pound yellow-hued flathead catfish into their boat from High Rock Lake. […]