March 2010 Archives - Page 2 of 3

Blackfin tuna have been regular visitors to the bluewater off the North Carolina coast, but only in recent years, as numbers of yellowfin tuna have plummeted, have they become a primary target of fishermen trolling offshore.

Southport’s Spring Slam

If the howl of the clicker on a large Penn International reel doesn’t jack your adrenaline, accelerate your heart rate and cause the little hairs on the back of your neck to stand up, this story probably isn’t for you. […]

Depending on weather and water conditions, Rodger Taylor will either drift or anchor up when he’s fishing for blue catfish on Mountain Island Lake. He said anchoring up and fan-casting baits is the best way to tangle with a really big fish.

Mountain Island Blues

Phillip Gentry

Mountain Island Lake is nestled between Lake Norman to the north and Lake Wylie to the south on the Catawba River system. […]

Best bets for shallow-water winter bass are from 7 to 9 a.m. Bass usually move into deeper water by mid-morning.

Steam Machine

Craig Holt

From mid-February through mid-March, bass fishing often grinds almost to a halt in North Carolina because of cold weather. […]

Although bucks are highly aggressive during the rut, they periodically engage in conflict throughout the offseason. Once two mature males of equal status clash, they may battle for dominance through the act of “flailing.” Here they stand upright and, while balancing themselves, swat with their sharp front hooves like boxing contenders.

Deer Dynamics: Casting and Hierarchy

Tommy Kirkland

The rut has come and gone. Bucks that survived hunting season are dropping their battered racks. Though the whitetails are no longer at war for dominance, the competitiveness still exists — even in the off season. […]

Matthew Outlaw has learned well from his father’s crappie-fishing tutelage. He regularly brings platter-sized slabs out of Sparkleberry Swamp.

Southern Ice Fishing

Phillip Gentry

Fishermen are known to be opportunists. They’re always on the look out for something new, something to give them that edge to catch more and bigger fish. […]

Currents

SCDNR’s money woes are a concern

Dan Kibler

The announcement by John Frampton, executive director of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, that his agency is facing the prospect of cutting 50 jobs by July 1 has should send chills up the spines of hunters and fishermen in the Palmetto State. […]