May 2013 Archives - Page 5 of 8 - Carolina Sportsman

Take care of everything you can before getting your boat in position to back down the ramp.

Emily Post at the ramp?

During the boat and fishing shows over the winter, I had the opportunity to talk with a lot of readers, and one topic that I heard a lot about was proper behavior and manners at launching ramps. […]

Kayak anglers are branching out, fishing for nearly all species. Even monster catfish are no longer safe from the plastic armada.

Why not big fish in a yak?

Phillip Gentry

Time was when fish had little to fear from kayak anglers unless their scales were colored watermelon green or bronze red. […]

Waiting for the proper soil moisture is more important than getting spring food-plot planting done within a certain time frame.

Plants are simple organisms with basic needs to fuel a laundry list of chemical reactions that sustain life. Sunlight, air and nutrient availability rank high in the cycle of life, and few plants will survive very long when any of these components is lacking. […]

Take care of the bass you catch and release and you’ll have them to catch and release again and again.

Why fish slime matters

Dustin Wilks

A few months ago, I accidentally dropped a bass in the bottom of a dirty old johnboat at my favorite pond. I felt bad, as it was covered in sand when I let it go. […]

Speckled trout are on the rebound in South Carolina waters two years after back-to-back winter cold kills.

Trout close to being back

Bryan Bowers

Back-to-back winter kills on spotted seatrout in 2009 and 2010 decimated the population and left anglers who love catching specks wondering when the fishery would once again be viable. […]

Ronnie and Layne Beck show off the only two stripers caught in the Tarheel Striper Club tournament at High Rock Lake on March 16.

Lexington pair win big

Tony Garitta

Chris Brown and Jason Thomas of Lexington won the March 23 Carolina Bass Challenge on Jordan Lake with a 5-fish limit that weighed an impressive 27.81 pounds and was worth $9,000. […]

A swimbait is a perfect bait to fish when bass are feeding on spawning blueback herring, as they usually are this month in several South Carolina lakes.

May is herring time

Davy Hite

May is a unique month for bass fishermen in South Carolina because of a little, oily fish that swims in a lot of our reservoirs. […]

Fontana Lake is North Carolina’s top walleye destination.

Southern Fried Walleye – Post-spawn walleye are a May Day staple on North Carolina’s Fontana Lake

Phillip Gentry

Few people associate North Carolina with a fish that practically defines the word “fishing” in the Great Lakes and upper Midwest. […]

The author caught this spunky largemouth bass in the upper reaches of the Ashepoo River in Colleton County.

Something for Everyone – Freshwater, saltwater fish abound along Colleton County’s Ashepoo River

Brian Cope

Originating under the moss-draped trees of the black-water swamps outside Walterboro in Colleton County, the Ashepoo River flows approximately 42 miles before emptying into St. Helena Sound. […]

Guide Steve English said crappie movements around the Santee Cooper lakes are largely controlled by changing water temperatures.

Catch ’em when they’re deep – After the spawn, Santee Cooper’s crappie will still bite; you’ve just got to look for them in deep water.

Jeff Burleson

As the sun cooks the waters over Berkeley County, America’s tastiest freshwater favorite continues to offer anglers an outlet for their prized flesh. […]