Freshwater Fishing
BYOB — Bring your own brush
Thanks to enhanced sonar capabilities like side-imaging and down-imaging, finding brush piles on Kerr Lake is easier than ever. […]
May 2015
Freshwater Fishing
Topwater school action is possible
Guide Truman Lyon said that live bait is the most-consistent method for taking stripers, but there will be some topwater schooling action in May. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Be prepared for anything in backcountry
The mountains contain mile after mile of trout streams tumbling from the steep slopes of the Appalachians, with thriving populations of wild trout, beckoning anglers to try the backcountry. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Will limits, size minimums change?
Scott Lamprecht with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said that 2015 is the year when the state legislature reviews the 26-inch size minimum limit and SCDNR reports, along with recommendations from the Santee Cooper Stakeholder Committee. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Stay legal: know your diamonds
Trout-fishing regulations in North Carolina can change from stream to stream and even from one part of a stream to another. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fast action can be the rule
Guide Truman Lyons said that live-bait fishing for stripers this month is not necessarily wait-and-hope fishing, it’s usually fast- paced, and often, multiple fish are hooked at the same time. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tanks a bunch
For fishermen planning on using live bait to catch hybrids and striped bass, a bait tank is a piece of equipment that’s high on the list of importance. […]
Bass Fishing
Live bait will produce bigger Lake Russell spotted bass
Guide Wendell Wilson often uses live bait to help his clients catch more spotted bass, and he said live bait can be dynamite on really large fish this month. […]
Offshore Fishing
Dolphin: Clown prince of the open ocean
With their bright colors and wild, entertaining acrobatics, dolphin are considered by many to be the clown prince of the open ocean. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Why herring?
While trophy striped bass are frequently caught by anglers on unusual like 2-pound gizzard shad and 12-inch rainbow trout, day-in and day-out, the live bait of choice for stripers under 20 pounds and all hybrids is live blueback herring. […]