Features from July 2020
- If the Cape Fear River runs through it, the summer fishing will be good.
- Spanish mackerel usually aren’t picky, but when they are, these three fishermen can still catch them. Try their tips and you will too.
- The upper end of Clarks Hill Lake is a summer playground for striper fishermen.
- Crappie fishing doesn’t end when spring gives way to summer. Hot weather just changes how and where you catch them.
Columns - July 2020
- For a summer change, target the Carolinas’ bonnethead sharks, which don't mind the heat as much as other inshore species.
- Most summer bass are deep, but not all. Don’t forget shallow fish.
- Genesis bow is a new beginning for archers
- Trail cameras will give you a preseason look at your deer prospects, so right now is the time to get them back in the woods and fields.
- Santee Cooper fishing is not bad in July -- if you know your quarry and understand their summertime patterns.
- Mahi ceviche: let the juices do the cooking
- Summer conditions aren't the best for catching mountain trout, but you can do it consistently with these hot-weather fishing tips.
- Pick your jighead according to how you fish for speckled trout
Outdoor Update - July 2020
- The Coastal Conservation Association-South Carolina will open its third annual STAR tournament on July 1, with anglers getting 101 days to try and catch a tagged redfish and win a boat.
- Sign up for this summer's CCA STAR for your chance to win a $43,000 Sea Hunt boat package with a Yamaha 150 and a Wesco aluminum trailer.
- The N.C. Coastal Fisheries Reform Group has noted its intent to sue the NCDMF and NCDEQ over by-catch pollution from shrimp trawlers.
- Ten-year-old Ethan Steinbicker of Chapel Hill, N.C. killed a smoke phase bearded hen while hunting with his dad in Alamance County.
- North Carolina hunters, it's time to plan your migratory game bird hunts. The 2020-21 seasons have been set by the NCWRC.
- Tripletail and spadefish now have minimum size and creel limits for anglers fishing in South Carolina waters.
- The Bassmaster Elite Series will make a stop at Santee Cooper, and the BASS Opens will fish on Lake Hartwell as part of the organization's revised 2020 schedule.
Hot Spots - July 2020
- Lake Wylie flatheads turn on in summer after dark
- New oyster reefs provide New River specks with a home that anglers can take advantage of.
- Probe Lake Marion’s swamps, grass for summer crappie
- Cape Fear dolphin come much closer to North Carolina's shore this month, and that means more anglers can reach them.
- Murrells Inlet is one of the top flounder spots in the Carolinas, but as the summer heats up, those fish move slightly to nearshore reefs.
- Hatteras anglers are catching plenty of redfish in a wide range of sizes, and with cobia also around, these trips can be a double feature.
- Lake Norman flatheads heat up in summer. Find the white perch, and you'll find the flatheads.