May 2015 Archives - Page 4 of 6 - Carolina Sportsman

The author caught this nice crappie at an Upstate Kayak Fishing Club event this spring.

Pull out that big club

One of the questions most-often asked by kayak anglers new to the sport or new to an area is “How can I get started?” or “How can I connect with other kayak anglers and learn how and where to fish?” […]

Mike Kesselring fishes Rough Creek in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

A fly in the ointment

Robert Satterwhite

Mike Kesselring of Bryson City has, by his count, 7,500 trout flies, a collection that includes dry flies, wet flies, nymphs, streamers and terrestrials that he has accumulated over 25 years, and, he said, “The only flies I’ve ever tied were at the end of a tippet.” […]

Hunters will look for certain features in a tract of land that might not be valuable to other buyers.

What is my dirt worth?

Jeff Burleson

Hunting and enjoying the outdoors is the oldest and most-sacred pastime in America. For Carolinians, being in out in nature in search of a gobbling tom, whistling woody or a rutting buck brings true bliss even if the harvest falls short. […]

Capt. Buddy Bizzell makes cobia his No. 1 target in May when he leaves port at Edisto Beach.

Float a turtle this month

Brian Cope

May brings a treat for saltwater fishermen. Many inshore and nearshore anglers pine for the fight of an offshore fish but don’t have the proper boat or time needed to venture that far out, but this month, a highly sought-after fish is within reach. […]

Making all marine electrical connections as
waterproof as possible is tough, but extra steps can be taken to reduce the chances of problems developing.

Keep that spark going

Jerry Dilsaver

Do you ever think about electricity when you’re fishing? If you’re like most fishermen, the answer is a flat no. That is, unless the electricity stops working. […]

iHunt Speaker and App Combo

South Carolina Sportsman

Extreme Dimension’s iHunt Speaker has been paired with the iHunt by Ruger app to turn your smartphone into a complete game call system. […]

Some good, some average, some poor -- that’s what fisheries experts expect for North Carolina’s coast this year.

2015 Saltwater Fishing Preview

Dan Kibler

It’s a mixed bag of good news and bad news for fishermen who target various species in North Carolina’s coastal waters. […]

Christin McCrory admires the kind of hybrid bass that Clarks Hill Lake is known for in the spring.

Hybrids at the Hill

Phillip Gentry

Most anglers, Brad Sasser included, go about fishing for striped bass and hybrid bass the same way. It’s sort of like cousins and half-cousins hanging out together; they live in the same neighborhood, grow up together and get along well, even though they may both share the same parental lineage. […]

Jandi Todd caught this nice Lake Russell spotted bass on a crankbait, a popular lure late in the spring.

Hit that spot! Lake Russell is a great place to target spotted bass this month

Terry Madewell

Lake Richard B. Russell has changed dramatically in terms of black bass fishing since its impoundment in 1984. […]

Cover the Cape – Dolphin headline a tremendous month of offshore fishing out of North Carolina’s Hatteras village

Jerry Dilsaver

Cape Hatteras has gained the reputation as the billfish capital of the east coast, largely because it juts far enough into the Atlantic Ocean that the Gulf Stream passes by not too many miles offshore, bringing with it loads of blue and white marlin, spearfish, swordfish and sailfish. […]