June 2012 Archives - Page 4 of 7

Steve Pack shows off a hefty catfish caught shallow in Lake Marion in June when mussels begin to die off and float to the surface.

June: A buffet for anglers

June marks the beginning of the 4-month closed fishing season for striped bass on the Santee Cooper reservoirs. […]

Sight fishing for cobia is best around any type of cover – tide lines, flotsam, even other marine life.

Riding high in the tower of his boat, Aaron Beatson of Carolina Sunrise Guide Service scans the waters off the coast of the Outer Banks for any sign of life, anything that might tip him off that one or more cobia were moving through the area. […]

Blue catfish will migrate for many, many miles to and from their spawning areas in the Santee Cooper system.

Do blue cats wear track shoes?

Dan Kibler

Darryl Smith has a message for any fishermen who plan on keeping up with the movements of blue catfish on the Santee Cooper Lakes: Put on some track shoes. […]

Sunflowers need two herbicide treatments to kill weeds: one before planting and one when plants are developing, 100 days from maturity.

Protect sunflowers now

Jeff Burleson

The 95-degree days of June can easily pull dove fanatics off course, but Labor Day is less than 100 days away. […]

Menhaden Milk, a concentrated, manufactured product, is an economic way to set up a chum slick for cobia.

Cheap chumming

Phillip Gentry

One of the most famous scenes from the movie “Jaws” is Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody ladling bloody chum out of a drum when the big fish makes its first appearance to the crew of the Orca. […]

SCDNR said that channel catfish numbers are up, while blue cat numbers are down, but sizes are up.

‘State of Santee’ message is good for catfish anglers

Larry Chesney

Biologist Scott Lamprecht of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said fishermen will find fewer blue catfish in the Santee Cooper lakes than a decade ago, but their chances of getting a big fish are far greater. […]

Protecting a tiny area in each food plot from wildlife browsing will enable land managers to better gauge the effectiveness of fertilizer application and herbicide treatments.

It’s not too late to establish control areas

Jeff Burleson

Spring food plots should be coming up strong now, with deer and other wildlife beginning to show up regularly. […]

Cobia that visit the Outer Banks in June can achieve some impressive sizes, with 30- to 40-pound fish being common and 60- to 70-pound specimens caught every year.

The skinny on cobia

Phillip Gentry

Lee Paramore, a marine biologist for the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries in Manteo, has more than just a working interest in cobia: He also enjoys fishing for them. […]

Lake Keowee is a unique reservoir that covers more than 18,000 acres in the Upstate.

Lake of the Month: Lake Keowee

Jeff Samsel

The good news about Lake Keowee is that it isn’t terribly huge, with waters that cover a little more than 18,000 acres. […]

Too many fire ants in a farm-pond fish’s diet can be fatal. Treat fire-ant beds with an insecticide as soon as they are located.

Grow Big Fish: Kill fire ants

Jeff Burleson

During the summer, fish eat about everything they can find. Small bream and juvenile bass must stay close to cover in hopes of eluding the larger bass, but all fish will be looking to eat whatever closely resembles food. […]