Northeast NC Archives - Page 28 of 77

Motorized decoys that provide motion to a set of blocks can give waterfowlers a distinct advantage — or scare ducks off.

Let your decoy spread rock and roll, but not all the time

Adding motion to a decoy spread is one of the best ways to make 100 duck-looking chunks of plastic appear to be alive. […]

Big water not only means big decoy spreads, it means possible danger if bad weather rears its ugly power.

Hunt ducks safely on the Pamlico Sound

Jeff Burleson

Each year, thousands of migrating waterfowl show up in eastern North Carolina, which has plenty of beaver swamps, impounded grain fields, creeks, lakes and sprawling sounds where a duck can find a place to rest and eat. […]

Battle a big rock-jetty speckled trout this month along South Carolina’s coast.

Rock solid gator trout are patrolling Murrells Inlet jetties

Jeff Burleson

If you had to choose a month to be on the water along South Carolina’s coast, November would be the winner. […]

November duck hunting on North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound can be top-drawer.

The early bird gets the North Carolina duck

Jeff Burleson

Waterfowl season arrives across North Carolina on Nov. 14, and even though the often mild weather might not seem as perfect for a duck hunter as the late-season, ice-breaking mornings of January, don’t think the Old North State’s coastal sounds done offer some fantastic early season action. […]

The horizontal orientation of the hook on Betts’ Flounder Fanatic jig heads allows the fish to get the hook in its mouth more easily.

Fanatic is flounder unfriendly

Phillip Gentry

The correct bait for flounder fishing is, well, a live mud minnow, mullet, menhaden or even larger baitfish, or any one of a number of soft-plastic baits that can be threaded onto a jighead or a swimbait hook. […]

If a flounder is coming to the boat but isn’t hooked well, a second upward pull of the rod tip can often seal the deal.

Looking for a better hookup

Phillip Gentry

Guide Justin Carter doesn’t get caught up in counting, waiting or pausing before setting the hook when he’s targeting flounder. […]

Recent flooding is impacting fishing in the Grand Strand, but how long will it last?

Flooding in Grand Strand raises questions about local fishing

Brian Cope

With all the flooding along South Carolina’s coast and inland, how long will it take for the fishing to get back to normal? […]

Wahoo are among the biggest, most-vicious predators in the ocean, and they’re especially active in the fall.

The real fall brawl is wahoo fishing off North Carolina’s coast

Jason Hawkins

Tailgates. Pigskins. Orange leaves. Cool mornings. Bonfires. Hoodies. These are all signs of fall. […]

Guide Justin Carter said flounder prefer hard bottoms like rocks and sand over pluff mud.

Spot-on fall flounder

Phillip Gentry

The spot run each fall causes a lot of excitement along the Grand Strand, and few are immune to the frenzy of the tasty panfish. J Baisch of Fishful Thinking Charters in Murrells Inlet also gets excited about the annual migration, but it’s not because of what’s in front. […]

The first cold front of the season will often send speckled trout into a feeding frenzy.

Early cold fronts may jump-start seasonal trout movement

Jeff Burleson

Typically, September is often as much of a summer month as August, with 90-degree days and 100-percent humidity, but it is not out of the question for fall weather to show up early. […]