Bass Fishing
Bomber’s Jointed Wake Minnow
Russell Garner remembers the days in South Texas and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast when anglers modified jointed Redfins to make a “wake” bait that redfish found hard to resist. […]
March 2018
Columns
No time better than now to prepare
As I write this, another year’s deer season has come to a close. For many hunters, this is a sad time of year, as thoughts of a long offseason become reality. […]
Columns
Trout in the Ides of March
March is a crazy month for weather, especially in the Carolinas. It can feel like winter, spring, or summer, and the days don’t follow any certain pattern. Fortunately, mountain trout will still bite throughout the month, and these tips will help you catch your share. […]
Bass Fishing
Big-fish time on Moultrie, Marion
March is one of the best months for catching multiple species of fish on the Santee Cooper lakes […]
Crappie/Bream
Beat the weather for boat control
Weather systems are a recurring consideration in March, and guide Dave Hilton said it’s simply something anglers must anticipate and plan strategy accordingly. […]
Inshore Fishing
Tidal, salt, fresh and brackish waters
The rivers around Wilmington, N.C., are all tidal and have a significant tide change. The boundary between Coastal and Inland Waters in the Cape Fear is the downriver side of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. […]
Inshore Fishing
Wilmington’s three rivers
The area around downtown Wilmington, N.C., is home to three rivers — the Cape Fear, Northeast Cape Fear and Brunswick — plus, the Black River flows into the Cape Fear River about 10 miles upriver. […]
Redfish
Crab is kryptonite on spring reds
During spring, crabs are to redfish as kryptonite was to the comic-book Superman. As soon as redfish detect a crabby aroma, they perk up and begin looking for a hard-shelled delicacy. […]
Redfish
Don’t forget the early season flood
Spring can force anglers to break out every trick in the book to get redfish to cooperate, in part because they’re spooky from the heavy winter fishing pressure. […]
Crappie/Bream
Technicolor minnows will outproduce naturals
The fishing industry is overflowing with innumerable attempts to reinvent the wheel. The slightest modifications in lure shape, material or color is heralded as “new and improved” and placed on the end cap at your tackle shop, while little attention is given to live-bait improvement other than keeping it alive. […]