North Central NC Archives - Page 98 of 113

Morgan Watt caught this Lynches River redbreast on a slip-cork rig.

Slip corks are musts for river fishing

Fishing around tight cover is inevitable along the Lynches River, because tight cover holds fish. […]

Fishing topwaters early in the morning around rocky points can be productive during the summer on Lake Wateree, but the bite won’t last long.

Take advantage of weather, time of day

Guide Chris Heinning readily admits he’ll use every advantage he can get when bass fishing. This is be particularly true for the hot weather associated with July. […]

Bass may not bite right away when you pull up on a promising spot, but if you stay long enough or revisit the area often, you’ll eventually find them in a feeding mood.

Timing is key for summer bass

Terry Madewell

Pro fisherman Dearal Rodgers said that while fishing the right depths with the right lures is essential, sometimes fishermen just have to wait the fish out until they get into a biting mode. […]

Dearal Rodgers uses his electronics for a variety of chores in the summer, including side-scanning structure and looking for bass and baitfish in an area.

Map it and graph it

Terry Madewell

Dearal Rosgers is a big believer in studying the underwater topography for summertime success. […]

Pinching off the tail or a soft-plastic crappie trailer will often take care of the problem of fish short-striking and missing the hook.

Make that jerk count!

Mike Marsh

Many anglers miss the strike of a crappie because they only feel a tap or hesitation as the lure falls. […]

Blueback herring cause anglers to change fishing tactics.

Rebound bass

Craig Holt

By June, the best part of the bass-fishing year has faded into the rearview mirror. […]

Biologists and bass fishermen agree that the worst of Kerr Lake’s experience with the largemouth bass virus is over, and that the fishery is improving.

LMBV effects are dissipating

Craig Holt

Largemouth bass virus invaded Kerr Reservoir’s bass population in the past decade, but anglers didn’t notice a big decline in fish populations until 2009. […]

The introduction and presence of blueback herring in Kerr Lake has led to changes in the way the largemouth bass population behaves.

Kerr Lake’s new ‘structure’

Craig Holt

During the glory days of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, Kerr Reservoir anglers knew spots that were the lake’s major bass magnets. […]

Randleman Lake produces great crappie as well as bass.

Randleman Slab Rally

Mike Marsh

As it should have been on a typical hot June weekend, the parking lot at the lake office at Randleman Regional Reservoir was packed with boat trailers and tow vehicles. […]

Tom Siler caught this crappie under the NC 62 bridge — which divides Randleman Lake into areas where powerboats are and are not allowed.

Randleman’s rules of the road

Mike Marsh

Randleman Regional Reservoir has many rules for use due to its use as a water-supply reservoir. These are summarized on the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority website. […]