March 2014 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

It’s March bass madness

I look forward to March like no other month on the calendar, and it has very little to do with college basketball tournaments. […]

Bass make big moves in March

Dustin Wilks

During March, anglers can expect to catch bass on both the upper and lower ends of lakes in the Carolinas. […]

Chikara crankbaits

Don Shoopman

Bass fishermen are tying on a hot product from Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits. Surprisingly, it isn’t a soft plastic like the ever-popular Senko. In fact, it’s a hard bait with an attitude. […]

Turkey patterns and cleaning tips

Gordon Hutchinson

In turkey hunting, preparation is everything.
So thinking about you guys (and gals) who get all heated up over feathers in the spring, I thought I would write about patterning — and cleaning your guns. […]

Garmin catches up (and then some)

Allan Tarvid

Garmin is bringing its down- and side-scanning sonar technology to the marine electronics market, calling them DownVü and SideVü. […]

Riprap is big key at Wylie

Brian Cope

The large rocks that line much of Lake Wylie’s shoreline are called riprap, and plenty of it is submerged below the surface. […]

High water is an angler’s friend

Brian Cope

March is typically a rainy month, and as part of the Catawba River system, Lake Wylie gets local rain as well as rain and melting snow from the waterways well upstream, which means anglers will get to fish their share of high water this month. […]

Hyde County fishing growing in popularity

Jerry Dilsaver

Hyde County is one of the most-unique counties along North Carolina’s coast. The bulk of the county is on the mainland, with Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks. […]