March 2016 Archives - Page 2 of 5

White perch are considered the top catfish bait by many Lake Wylie anglers.

White perch: the best bait for Lake Wylie catfish

In the span of 30 years, the white perch’s range has increased from coastal rivers to just about every freshwater reservoir and river drainage in the Carolinas. […]

Plowing under fall food plots and replacing them with warm-season mixes for spring and summer to offer bobwhites with food and cover.

Repurpose fall deer plots into spring/summer quail outposts

Jeff Burleson

Deer hunters make up the majority of hunters in the Carolinas, yet many will frequently chase a turkey, duck or a covey of quail during other seasons. […]

Swimbaits can be fished at the surface or as deep as 30 feet, depending on the weight of the jighead and speed of retrieve, and they catch bass.

Versatility makes swimbaits deadly on South Carolina bass in spring

Brian Cope

One of the reasons swimbaits are so effective in March is because bass will be in all stages of the spawn. Some will be on deeper ledges and secondary points waiting for the right time to move closer to shallow water. Others will have moved to docks at the mouths of pockets. […]

James Grimes’ 6-pound speckled trout is a big one for anywhere on North Carolina’s coast, but the New River holds some much bigger.

Next state-record might be a New River speck

Craig Holt

Although the New River has a reputation for yielding giant spotted seatrout, the state-record trout of 12 pounds, 4 ounces came from Wrightsville Beach and has held up for 55 years. […]

Soft-plastic lures like this Billy Bay Halo Shad will produce speckled trout around the New River’s artificial reef.

New River’s artificial reef is prime spring fishing spot

Craig Holt

After four years, the New River’s artificial reef is cranking out good numbers of seatrout and other gamefish and plenty in trophy sizes. […]

Try and use specific calls that are made for producing specific sounds; don’t try to make a noise that a call isn’t designed to make.

Match the sound you want with the right turkey call for best results

Terry Madewell

John Tanner said even using his own calls, he practices to find just the right tones that produce the sounds he wants turkeys to hear. […]

Let the way turkeys communicate on a given day show you how they want to be called, and you’ll be a step closer to tagging a gobbler.

Let wild turkeys tell you how to call them; don’t go in with your ears shut

Terry Madewell

Steve Cobb said that the best calling technique mimics the natural surroundings of where you hunt, regardless of that zip code. […]

Tasty whiting are among the earliest fish to arrive around Cape Fear and the latest to leave, providing fishermen battling cabin fever with some great action.

Whatever you call them, whiting are among North Carolina’s tastiest inshore fish

Jerry Dilsaver

Whiting are found along most of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and their sea mullet and Virginia mullet monikers to a disservice to these mild-flavored fish, which have none of the oily qualities of mullet species. […]

Steve Cobb doesn’t overuse locator calls, opting to start making turkey sounds once he’s got a bead on a roosted gobbler at daylight.

Let nature’s sounds lead you in the right direction when calling turkeys

Terry Madewell

Steve Cobb said getting a location on a gobbler early is good, but that doesn’t make or break a hunt. […]

A cooler full of whiting when the early spring run is on will usually contain some fish pushing or breaking the 1-pound mark.

All hail North Carolina’s king(fish)

Jerry Dilsaver

Whatever nickname you prefer to use, whiting, sea mullet or Virginia mullet are properly named kingfish and are members of the croaker family. […]