South Central NC Archives - Page 57 of 124

Jordan Lake is once again producing some bragging-sized crappie after a 2011 fish kill.

Stick to New Hope Creek channel for Jordan Lake crappie

One angler who doesn’t need any convincing that Jordan Lake’s crappie fishery has returned to prominence is Freddie Sinclair, a guide from Clayton. […]

H. R. White took advantage of the return of a deep bite in High Rock's Flat Swamp Creek.

Surprise! Cooler weather returns bass to deep water at High Rock

Tony Garitta

Throughout a sizzling July, the offshore bite for bass at High Rock Lake was almost non-existent, much to the chagrin of crankbait and Carolina-rig fishermen, as fish snuggled tight to the piers in less than 5 feet of water, hitting jigs and plastics flipped their way. […]

Shearon Harris Lake has a tremendous population of threadfin shad, which has helped jump-start the white perch fishery at the Raleigh-area reservoir.

Live shad get preferential treatment

Dusty Wilson

A fishermen targeting Shearon Harris Lake’s booming white perch population in summer couldn’t be in a better position. […]

Cast nets, even in small-mesh sizes, need to be relatively heavy to drop fast enough to envelope baitfish or white perch.

Cast-netting for perch

Dusty Wilson

As of Aug. 1, it is no longer illegal to keep white perch caught in a cast net west of I-95, as they have been considered invasive and often damage the population of other species. That’s a win-win situation for fishermen. […]

Tuckertown Lake also has a great population of channel catfish; the better ones are caught in the same river-channel spots as flatheads, but they’re more likely to hit live shad than a crappie.

Leave that anchor and move!

Dan Kibler

Former guide Stanley Correll has perfected the art of making small moves to fish new areas without having to pull up the two anchors with which he holds his pontoon boat in place. […]

Tuckertown Lake’s flatheads will really come out to play — and eat — when power is being generated through the dam and a nice current sets up.

Channel your efforts — or not

Dan Kibler

Tuckertown Lake has all three major species of catfish most-often targeted by freshwater fishermen: flatheads, blues and channels. […]

Choose the correct slip cork

Brian Cope

While fishing with corks may seem juvenile to some anglers, when fishing for bream, it’s a staple that should never be overlooked. […]

The flier bream is a panfish species that loves moving water and tannin-stained water, making it a perfect fish for coastal, blackwater rivers like the Combahee.

Take flier on this bream

Brian Cope

While some people refer strictly to bluegill when using the word bream, other panfish like redbreast, shellcracker, pumpkinseed and warmouth are all members of the bream family. […]

Chris Smoak caught this nice redfish in the lower reaches of the Combahee River, which holds both freshwater and saltwater fish — often in the same places.

Trick a trout tomorrow

Brian Cope

Bob Sanders guided in the saltwater portion of the Combahee River until a stroke last winter pushed him off the water, but he still loves to talk fishing and is quick to help other anglers with any fishing details. […]

Topwater baits like Pop-Rs are real bass-catchers around dusk on summer fishing trips at Goose Creek Lake.

Poppin’ the top is a good move

Terry Madewell

Guide Chris Orvin said his favorite way to catch big bass from Goose Creek Reservoir is to fish topwater lures late in the day. […]