June 2012 Archives - Page 3 of 7

Gulls and terns picking at the surface around oyster bars can reveal the location of baitfish and hungry specks.

Bird watching

Speckled trout feast on the thousands of small minnows and juvenile fish that invade the estuaries in summer. […]

This Piedmont reservoir is one of North Carolina’s most-underrated fishing holes.

Lake of the Month: High Rock

High Rock Lake is a reservoir on the Yadkin River south of Lexington that covers approximately 15,000 surface acres of water. […]

Golden tilefish prefer muddy bottoms along the slopes into canyons where they can ambush passing prey.

Future of golden tilefish looks bright

Bob Goldstein

There appears to be no danger of golden tilefish being fished out under current management. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s recently concluded stock assessment resulted in a doubling of the commercial allocation. Can expanded recreational fishing be far behind? […]

Periods of low light around dawn and dusk will bring hungry specks into the shallows, where they’ll readily hit topwater baits.

Return and rebuild

Jeff Burleson

Anglers across the country covet the speckled trout for tackle-testing battles, feisty behavior and, of course, their tasty, flaky, flesh. […]

Blueback herring cause anglers to change fishing tactics.

Rebound bass

Craig Holt

By June, the best part of the bass-fishing year has faded into the rearview mirror. […]

Golden tilefish rigs consist of a 2-pound weight and a single, 12/0 to 18/0 circle hook.

Biggest recorded fish kill involved tiles

Bob Goldstein

Golden tilefish suffered the largest-recorded Atlantic fish kill in March 1882, when billions were killed by an easterly shift of the Gulf Stream, chilling them in their habitat at the edge of the Continental Shelf where they had always been protected by warm Gulf waters. […]