July 2014 Archives - Page 2 of 7

Gulf flounder can often be distinguished from their inshore cousins by three prominent spots in a triangle pattern.

Stock up!

Bottom-fishing around reefs can be some of the most-exciting action of the summer, with big flounder and a wide variety of other species to target. […]

WNC Trout Primer

Jeff Burleson

Some of the best mountain trout fishing in the country is in western North Carolina. […]

Good electronics are essential for picking out spots around reefs where actual structure is located.

High-definition electronics are critical

Jeff Burleson

Despite the mundane appearance of the ocean’s surface, the sea floor can be lively, especially around places with yellow buoys marked with “A.R.” […]

Guide Joel Munday shows off the kind of quality largemouth bass that Falls of Neuse Lake is capable of producing.

Falls Lake supports excellent bass fishery

Tony Garitta

Electroshocking samples of Falls of the Neuse conducted in 2009, 2011 and 2013 indicate the lake has a balanced bass fishery with an appropriate mix of age classes, including an ample number of trophy bass. […]

A sheepshead’s powerful jaws and dental work can make quick work of terminal tackle that’s not up to the task.

Safety first

Jeff Burleson

Sheepshead fishing at the Winyah Bay rock jetties can be some of the most-exciting of all summer fishing, but the jetties can also be treacherous for both inexperienced and experienced boaters. […]

Fishermen make more than a half-million trips to Falls of Neuse Lake in any given year — many of them for largemouth bass.

Economic clout of Falls of the Neuse

Tony Garitta

When Falls of the Neuse was completed in 1981, the 28-mile long reservoir not only provided drinking water for surrounding communities, aided with flood control and created wildlife habitat, it also offered outdoor recreational opportunities, including fishing, that had a significant economic impact upon the area. […]

Barnacles that can be scraped off rocks and pilings make for great sheepshead chum.

Chumming is a sheepshead key

Jeff Burleson

Once located it’s not difficult to get sheepshead to bite, but finding them first is the key, and chumming can be one way to concentrate the hungry convict fish. […]

Hunting

Nuisance animals: Know the rules

Jeff Burleson

For the landowners across the Carolinas, more than a dozen furbearing animals cause problems to game species, forests, farm fields and other types of wildlife habitat. […]

Insecticide treatments are often necessary to protect wildlife food plots.

Check plots for insect damage

Jeff Burleson

Warm-season food plots are challenged every day from weedy invaders, over-grazing and insects. Everything wants a piece of a field full of nutritious soils and palatable plants. […]

Red drum aren’t shy about crashing topwater plugs, but the position of their mouth on the bottom of their head often results in misses instead of hookups.

Fishing Topwaters

Jerry Dilsaver

Nothing in fishing compares to an aggressive strike on a topwater lure. Fish lunge at them, swipe at them and sometimes even knock them completely out of the water. […]