March 2012 Archives - Page 6 of 7

Mike Spinks shows off a Wateree bass caught on a buzzbait in the grass.

Birthplace of the CATT trail

The Carolina Angler’s Team Trail (www.catttrail.com) features tournaments all over South Carolina, and it all started on Lake Wateree. […]

Jerry Neeley said this kind of stringer of crappie has become “common” at Lake Norman in the past two or three years.

Stormin’ Norman

Dan Kibler

With the exception of perhaps striped bass, there appears to be a great awakening at Lake Norman, formerly referred to by scores of anglers as North Carolina’s “Great Dead Sea.” […]

Brett Collins said that skipping a jig well back under a dock is a prime technique for catching quality March bass on Lake Wateree.

Skipping docks

Brian Cope

Brett Collins said the key to catching bass of Lake Wateree docks is to get your bait well back under the cover to spots where the best fish hide, and skipping a jig is his favorite way. […]

Lake Norman’s crappie fishery has improved over the past half-dozen years, with fishermen like Chris Nichols reporting greater numbers of fish, as well as the quality fish they’ve caught in the past.

No answers just yet

Dan Kibler

Biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission don’t have any solid reason for the uptick in crappie fishing in Lake Norman. […]

South Carolina’s redfish population is excellent, and it stands to get even better the next several years.

2012 Saltwater Forecast

Dan Kibler

South Carolina is blessed with an abundance of excellent saltwater habitat, even if it doesn’t have as extensive a coastline as some states. […]

Cover: March 2012 (SC) – Hunting

South Carolina Sportsman

If it’s spring, it’s time for lunker bass and loudmouthed gobblers. […]

Getting a bait back under a pier or boathouse is important to reach crappie that position themselves back in the shade under the cover of a platform or boat parked in a slip.

Put a bull’s eye on docks

Dan Kibler

With crappie holding on brush or around the pier’s pilings, Neeley and Nichols go to light-action spincasting outfits spooled with 4-pound test mono. […]

This 32.4-pound blackfin tuna was caught offshore aboard Capt. Tom Thomas’ ‘Top Gun.’

Run For It!

Bryan Bowers

The first hints of spring start to show this month, and saltwater fishermen are only too ready to big winter good-bye. […]

Cover: March 2012 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

If it’s spring, it’s time for lunker bass and loudmouthed gobblers. […]

Small crankbaits are responsible for a lot of nice Lake Wylie bass in the springtime.

André Powell, who has coached running backs for the University of North Carolina, Clemson University and now the University of Maryland, spends most of his free time away from the gridiron on the deck of his bass boat. […]