June 2013

Inshore Fishing

Cape Fear River striper moratorium and stocking

Jerry Dilsaver

A moratorium against possessing stripers from anywhere in the Cape Fear River basin below the B. Everett Jordan Dam has been in place since 2008. Beginning in 2003, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission conducted comprehensive surveys on the striper populations in the Cape Fear River system and determined the population was dangerously low and with minimal recruitment. […]

Flounder

Flounder research and data

Terry Madewell

Brad Floyd, a fisheries biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, said that a three-year study on flounder, and specifically flounder-gigging, revealed some interesting data. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Tackle to match the Trail

Glenn Corley

Jason Cole, who owns and guides out of Hooker’s Fly Shop in Sylva, said the small to medium creeks on the Trail are perfect for a 7 ½- to 10-foot, 3- to 5-weight rod with weight-forward, floating line. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Scenic River Destination: Great Pee Dee

Phillip Gentry

In June 2001, the Georgetown County Historical Society, the Coastal Conservation League and several landowners along the Pee Dee requested that the S.C. Department of Natural Resources seek State Scenic River designation for the Great Pee Dee River. […]

Inshore Fishing

Catching huge sharks

John Gribb

For fishermen interested in the thrill catching a huge shark, Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Fishing in Hilton Head has become an expert at catching these infrequently targeted fish. […]

Inshore Fishing

Which sharks are legal to keep?

John Gribb

Reading shark regulations in the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ regs guide confuses most people, because they are complicated. Add to it that, at first glance, sharks pretty much alike to most people; some of them are a lot bigger than others. […]