June 2016 Archives - Page 2 of 6

Periods of falling barometric pressure will encourage mountain trout like this brown to feed.

Expert tips will help trout fishermen

After decades of observing and studying, Lance Milks of Greensboro is an encyclopedia of trout knowledge. […]

Don’t block reds from moving up on tailing flats by parking on the paths they use to get there.

Don’t clog up redfish on-ramps around tailing flats

The flood tides that affect the coastal region provide easy meals for redfish in the marsh. For anglers who have studied how reads move onto the flats, some of the best places catch a red during the tailing tides is in their staging locations in deeper water. But anglers targeting those areas can ruin their future tailing action. […]

The tenkara style of fishing for trout will be on display at the two-day Tenkara Jam this October in Cherokee.

Tenkara Jam set for October

Craig Holt

The third-annual Appalachian Tenkara Jam is scheduled Oct. 15-16 in Cherokee, with tenkara fishing lessons offered by the Appalachian Tenkara Anglers. […]

Find deeper pools where redfish stage before entering tailing flats and try them on topwater gurglers.

Get reds on top before they move up on tailing flats

Jeff Burleson

Tailing redfish is one of the most exciting ways to stretch a line in saltwater. It is often more like hunting because anglers are looking for fish across the grassy flats and stalking ever so stealthily. If sight-fishing in shallow water isn’t enough, throwing surface flies to reds will sure get an angler’s blood flowing. […]

White perch are a bonus for fishermen trolling spoons and plugs for Lake James smallmouth bass.

How are white perch, herring changing Lake James’ fishery?

Dan Kibler

Guide Colt Bass said that Lake James is developing and changing as a freshwater fishery because of the presence of two species and the reappearance of another. […]

Planer boards allow striper fishermen to cover a wide swath of water with their baits and to get them away from the boat in shallow, clear-water situations.

Use planer boards around striper hot spots

Terry Madewell

Guides Brad Taylor and Mike Glover agree that covering a wide swath of water enhances your odds of success when fishing live bait for stripers. The way they accomplish that is with planer boards. […]

Fishermen who can follow stripers on their transition from shallower, spring patterns to deeper, summer areas, can catch limits consistently.

Follow the transition to summer stripers

Terry Madewell

By late June, hot-weather patterns typically set in on Lake Murray, but the striper fishing continues to be red hot for those adapting to deep-water patterns. […]

Warmouth are popular panfish for anglers who spend time on blackwater rivers in southeastern North Carolina.

Warmouth: more mouth than anything

Mike Marsh

By late May, Northeast Cape Fear River anglers begin catching an abundance of warmouth sunfish. Some anglers call them “more-mouths” because they say they are more mouth than anything else. Another popular name is “goggle-eye.” […]

Marking waypoints and tracks during the day will make fishing after dark that much easier.

At night, GPS units are doubly important

Pete Rogers

A GPS unit is crucial to fishing for catfish at night on Lake Wateree. Unlike many other lakes, Wateree is very dark at night, with few shoreline lights to provide illumination. Knowing your GPS and trusting it is crucial to a successful night fishing. […]

Trolling against the current and dragging baits across the bottom is a great way to cover water and run into a flounder in the process.

Trolling is an overlooked and productive way to catch flounder

Craig Holt

Guides Toby Fulford and Kevin Sneed of Rigged & Ready Fishing Charters use similar live-bait trolling tactics for flounder. […]