Inshore Fishing
Fish roll-ups
Anglers should not shy away from using big lures such as heavy jigheads with foot-long artificial eels for cobia because they have huge appetites and cavernous mouths. […]
May 2015
Inshore Fishing
Loco Baitfish is a local favorite
Mark Nutting not only guides professionally, he also ties flies commercially. His favorite fly for cobia is a creation of his own, the Loco Baitfish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Other targets of opportunity
Anglers often get shots at other species while targeting cobia on a sight-fishing trip. […]
Inshore Fishing
Catch-and-release or hook-and-cook?
There is no getting around it, cobia are a tasty fish. A 30-pound fish contains enough thick, pork chop-sized fillets to feed a small crowd, and the flesh is hardy enough to go straight on the grill without added reinforcement. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A weedless jig for flooded shorelines
While the impoundment of Kerr Lake may have solved many problems in the flood-prone area downstream, fishing the high water resulting from early spring rains requires another solution. […]
Redfish
Don’t forget cut, live baits
Guide Kevin Blair may love fishing artificials for redfish, especially topwaters, but he doesn’t discount live or cut bait. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Bass Fishing
The many stages of May
Bass have a whole lot going on in the spring. Spawning, fishing pressure and rising water temperatures all contribute to when and where you can catch fish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
May is hard to beat
If there’s one month when just about every angler with a piscatorial preference can find something he or she likes, it would be May. […]