March 2014 Archives - Page 4 of 6

Bridge pilings, expecially those supporting railroad trestles, are great early Spring spots to catch crappie on Lake Greenwood.

Early spawning sites

When it comes to prespawn migrations on Lake Greenwood, there are two schools of thought. One is that crappie move horizontally from the main lake to the backs of creeks and coves. […]

Applying sulfur to new food plots will unlock the soil’s potential to produce rich, lush crops for wildlife.

New plots need a little help right out of the gate

Jeff Burleson

Landowners expanding their food-plot acreage are making a move into the right direction to get more wildlife using their properties on a regular basis. […]

Crappie fishermen who tight-line need special equipment — rods and rod-holder systems that will hold them.

Tools of the tight-line trade

Phillip Gentry

Getting started tight-lining for crappie requires advanced preparation. Admittedly, that also means a moderate investment. […]

Croaking on the huge numbers of Pamlico by-catch

Craig Holt

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ stock-status report on Atlantic croaker generates more questions than answers. […]

Presenting jigs or minnow vertically is a great way to fish for prespawn crappie holding tight to cover.

Tighten up

Phillip Gentry

Crappie enter the prespawn mode as early as mid-February or as late as mid-March. When they are staging, many anglers prefer to tight-line for crappie rather than long-line. […]

March is a great time to catch big bass on the Santee Cooper lakes; this hawg came from Lake Moultrie.

March is ‘moving’ month

Terry Madewell

March is a month when a lot of big things are happening on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

Noland Creek is one of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s fine trout streams.

Noland is a Smoky jewel

Robert Satterwhite

Noland Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Swain County is typical of hundreds of prime trout streams that crisscross the park: remote, scenic and full of trout. […]

The Engel live-bait cooler system will allow fishermen to collect bait in one area and transfer it to a boat’s livewell or directly to the fishing site.

It used to be that the ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades) show held each July was the place fishermen got their first look at new products that would separate them from their hard-earned money. […]

When it comes to bass fishing, kayaks have an advantage over powerboats, especially when chasing fish in hard-to-reach places.

Paddle up a lunker bass

Phillip Gentry

With the announcement in January that the Bassmaster Classic will be returning to South Carolina in 2015, a lot of anglers are gearing up for bass fishing. […]

No-till drilling devices are often available for short-term rental for land managers wishing to use them to plant food plots.

Consider no-till drilling

Jeff Burleson

Hunters are always looking for a new way to improve their opportunities. From planting fields of green to charring the woods with a routine prescribed burn, there are many ways to manipulate the land to improve conditions that are beneficial to wildlife. […]