June 2015 Archives - Page 4 of 7

Hollow-body frogs normally have either a pointed or a cupped face, which produce different sounds upon retrieve.

Faces, legs give frogs different personalities

Like most lures, artificial frogs come in a variety of sizes and colors, but they also come in a variety of styles. […]

Recovered from the spawn, bass will get their appetites back in June.

It doesn’t get any better

Across North Carolina, I think June is the best month to fish for bass. When you wake up in the morning this month, you need to take all the vacation time you’ve got and go to the lake. […]

Slab crappie will start to show up this month around deep brush on both Santee Cooper lakes.

Don’t put tackle away

Terry Madewell

Striper season officially shuts down on the Santee Cooper lakes from June through September, so anglers will focus on other fish for the next four months. […]

In addition to financial benefits, conservation easements help keep woods and fields free from development and, hopefully, full of game.

Hunting and other outdoor recreational activities are considered national pastimes with roots in practically all 50 states, from hunting whitetail deer on the eastern shore of Maryland and targeting sandhill cranes in East Texas to shooting a limit of divers on Lake Mattamuskeet in eastern North Carolina. […]

Knowing the location of color changes, and temperature and current breaks can help locate bluewater species like this dolphin.

Purchase an advantage

Brian Cope

A number of pelagic species are biting this month, and with Daylight Savings Time in full swing, anglers have more time on their fishing days. […]

Cork rigs are a staple of fishermen targeting inshore species like speckled trout.

Bobber-stop business

Jerry Dilsaver

I’m really not thinking about that song by the Beach Boys, but the catches that come from fishing a bobber-stopper rig can be enough to make you want to sing. […]

Colt Bass prepares to release a striped bass back into Lake Hickory.

Stalk Hickory’s stripers – Head for the upper end of Lake Hickory for some great late-spring striper action

Taylor Pardue

Being 100 miles inland at the foot of the Appalachian mountains, mere yards from the Hickory Regional Airport, Lake Hickory might seem is an unlikely spot for trophy striped bass, but many anglers are finding this sliver of a lake to be a good bet for landing quality fish. […]

Drew Gregory’s kayak put him in perfect position to catch this nice bass from the Catawba River downstream from Lake Wylie.

Down by the riverside…. A 30-mile section of the Catawba River downstream from Lake Wylie offers excellent bass fishing

Brian Cope

A perfect sidearm cast sent a Chatterbait toward the tree-lined bank, and just before the lure snagged in the low-hanging branches, it hit the surface, then skipped several times like a stone, before sinking close to the bank. […]

Backlashes

When it matters to keep a cub a cub

Craig Holt

How nice it would be if state legislators didn’t include portions of bills as favors or special-interest awards, especially when they think they’re wildlife experts. […]

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