Fishing
June 2013
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Traveling the trout trail – From big streams to little ones, the Western North Carolina Fly-Fishing Trail has something for trout fishermen of every skill level
With summer approaching, where does a fisherman go to beat the heat? Want to go somewhere a little cooler where you can fish a lot of different places without driving too far? […]
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Scenic Cats – Flatheads and blues have made South Carolina’s ‘Wild and scenic’ Pee Dee River a great catfish destination
Flowing out of North Carolina down to Winyah Bay, the Pee Dee River is a mystery to all but the locals who fish it. Some 30 years ago, flathead catfish stocked in North Carolina impoundments upstream escaped and were flushed down the river. […]
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Toothy tug-of-war – Choose shallow or deep, big or small, and you won’t miss out on great summer action for Lowcountry sharks
The 24-hour news cycle hypes seemingly every shark attack anywhere in the world that maims or kills some poor soul, fanning an almost universal fear of sharks. […]
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Uptown fishing on downtown lakes
You don’t need a big, expensive boat or a sprawling reservoir to enjoy great summer fishing if you’re a resident of North Carolina’s “Piedmont Triad” region, which includes Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. […]
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Stripers are on the move at Lake Hartwell this month, and action can be great.
You’ll need eyes in the back of your head when fishing Lake Hartwell for stripers and hybrids this month. […]
Currents
It’s habitat, habitat, habitat, habitat
I sat back and thought a few minutes the other day when I read a story about South Carolina’s 2012 deer harvest dropping about 4 percent compared to the 2011 harvest and being more than 30 percent lower than the record 2002 season. […]
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It’s way past time for gamefish bill
The North Carolina legislature will attempt for the fourth time this year to approve a gamefish-status bill for spotted seatrout, red drum and striped bass. […]