June 2012 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Bass usually don’t head to deep water until July, but they’ve been a month ahead of schedule all year. So fishing deep, open water might be the ticket this June.

The calendar is lying

I have to admit, I wait the whole year for June to arrive, because it’s my favorite month to catch bass on a crankbait. And I also have to admit, I’m afraid things are going to be different this year. […]

A fishing guide uses a drift boat on the Tuckasegee River, a site becoming more common every year.

Driftin’ away has merits

Robert Satterwhite

On weekends, and some weekdays, it’s not uncommon to see four or five drift boats on the delayed-harvest section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County. […]

Trophy speckled trout are suckers for surface lures.

Take it from the top…

Jeff Burleson

15 hours of daylight available for anglers to chase their favorite quarry across the breathtaking estuary associated with Winyah Bay. […]

Solitary reds

Bryan Bowers

On any June weekend, most boat landings near Beaufort are full to capacity, and traffic on popular rivers like the Broad is going full tilt. When the usual spots are just too crowded, the Coosaw River is a great option for anglers looking for a little more room to breathe. […]

Jeff Wolfe catches plenty of tripletail in the lower Cape Fear River, most of them larger than this specimen.

A Tale of Three Tails

Jerry Dilsaver

If not for wearing polarized sunglasses, it would have been impossible to see the dark shape under the crab-pot float in one of the bays off the lower Cape Fear River. […]

Target flounder around docks and seawalls in June.

Riding the flounder wave

Dan Kibler

Normally, when two waves approaching each other from opposite directions hit, there’s a crash and turbulence that can destroy anything caught in the middle. […]

Tom Siler caught this crappie under the NC 62 bridge — which divides Randleman Lake into areas where powerboats are and are not allowed.

Randleman’s rules of the road

Mike Marsh

Randleman Regional Reservoir has many rules for use due to its use as a water-supply reservoir. These are summarized on the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority website. […]

Bigger sheepshead can be boated by simply cradling and lifting them, so there’s no need for a net or mechanical device such as a Boga Grip.

Herding sheep

Phillip Gentry

Many anglers think nothing about reaching into the mouth of a fish and grabbing by the lower jaw — “lipping” the fish. […]

Cover: June 2012 (SC) – Bass

South Carolina Sportsman

Georgetown trout are waiting to be caught on topwaters, and big bass are prowling Lake Russell. […]

Gore Optifade Concealment

North Carolina Sportsman

While other camouflage patterns are based on mimicry and matching the environment, GORE OPTIFADE Concealment was developed based on animal vision and preventing the hunter from being recognized as a predator. […]