Freshwater Fishing
Make your lures match the hatch
Many manufactures have lured a lot of fishermen to the sales counter with paint jobs and swimming action, but none has done it better in recent years than LiveTarget lures. […]
May 2017
Freshwater Fishing
Sample the buffet line
While many bass anglers don’t distinguish between threadfin shad and blueback herring when they refer to the “shad spawn,” knowing the differences between baitfish species could pay off at weigh-in time. Here’s a run-down of what prey species are likely to be sharing water with bass this month: […]
Freshwater Fishing
Expert tips will help trout fishermen
After decades of observing and studying, Lance Milks of Greensboro is an encyclopedia of trout knowledge. […]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout: the people’s favorite
Spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus — aka speckled trout or specks — are found in the surf from Hilton Head, S.C. to Corolla, N.C., and beyond. They gather in schools and feed on shrimp, minnows, smaller fish and crabs on the bottom and suspended in the water column. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Finding forage is a key to catching post-spawn crappie
One common denominator for South Carolina fishermen wanting to catch crappie during the post-spawn phase is forage. Crappies are going to be found in areas where food is nearby. […]
Inshore Fishing
Oak Island Pier: MIA
The Oak Island Pier, one of two piers on North Carolina’s Oak Island, was closed in mid-March because of damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Long-line rigging is a key to crappie-trolling success
Guide Jerry Neeley said that productive trolling is not a random, haphazard method of fishing; it’s actually a very precise and well-planned tactic. […]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Strand offers premier cobia waters
Every year, the spring cobia run along the Grand Strand is memorable with heavy catches — and usually plenty of them. A combination of warm weather and calm seas will determine the level of productivity from year to year. […]
Inshore Fishing
Cape Lookout is a cobia trap
Cape Lookout is in the middle of some of North Carolina’s best waters to dial up a spring cobia. The hook that forms the cape serves almost as a landing net to hold millions of menhaden and cobia along their northern migration. […]
Hunting
Stay dynamic with new mineral supplements
Spring is a perfect time to rejuvenate mineral supplement sites, because does are lactating, feeding newborn fawns, and bucks are growing their latest set of battle gear. […]