March 2012 Archives - Page 4 of 7

Lake of the Month: Lake Marion

No matter what species of freshwater fish you’re fond of chasing, you’ll find it biting at Santee Cooper’s upper lake this month. […]

ARGO Amphibious 8×8 UTV

North Carolina Sportsman

Whether putting up deer stands in flooded areas or bass fishing on a hidden pond, the ARGO 8×8 750 HDi is a reliable utility terrain vehicle. […]

Jeff Cronk with the colors of spring: a black drum and a red drum.

March is a notoriously fickle when it comes to weather. Windy days and chilly weather can pose problems for many anglers who try to fish the larger, open waters, but for those who watch the wind, heading across Bogue Sound to reach the protected headwaters of its small feeder creeks is key to consistent fishing success. […]

Now is the right time for Lake Murray shellcrackers

Phillip Gentry

Lake Murray’s shellcrackers are bunching up in groups and getting ready for the spring spawn, and anglers like Brad Taylor are having a field day catching them. […]

Blade Light

North Carolina Sportsman

Blade Light has six LEDs molded into its handle on either side of the knife blade to provide shadowless light when cutting. […]

Capt. Jeff Cronk caught this black drum at one of the small creeks entering Bogue Sound.

A fool’s mate for black

Mike Marsh

Black drum are among the easiest fish in the creeks to catch in March because they are so easily fooled. However, most anglers don’t head into the creeks prepared to catch them. […]

Shellcrackers spawn around different kinds of cover, but they can usually be found close to beds of freshwater mussels or clams.

Next, please

Phillip Gentry

Long, rocky points — especially those that provide some underwater cover in the form of stumps, brush or rockpiles — tend to be very busy places on Lake Murray during the spring. […]

Battle Saddle

North Carolina Sportsman

The Battle Saddle from Release Marine offers a way for anglers of all ages and experience levels to safely fight large gamefish. […]

Capt. Jeff Cronk pitches a float rig beneath a boat dock to tempt a red or a black drum.

Approach and cast docks with caution

Mike Marsh

To pawn a jig with a scented soft plastic or mud minnow in exchange for a red drum strike in the back of Queen or another of Bogue Sound’s creeks, an angler should get very close to the prospective dock, but avoid banging it. […]

Bluegills have characteristics similar to shellcrackers, but they lack teeth in the throat that shellcrackers use to crush shells.

’Gills vs. ’Crackers

Phillip Gentry

Although they share many common characteristics and are commonly lumped together in many circumstances under the handle “bream,” bluegill and shellcrackers have distinctly different characteristics, especially when targeting one specific species while fishing. […]