A guide’s guide to North Carolina’s best spring bass lakes
Bass fishermen are as crazy over statistics as hard-core baseball fans, so a popular topics among North Carolina chub chasers is which lake is the hottest around during the spring. […]
Bass fishermen are as crazy over statistics as hard-core baseball fans, so a popular topics among North Carolina chub chasers is which lake is the hottest around during the spring. […]
Whether fishing for blue marlin in the Gulf Stream or copperhead bream in a farm pond, few experiences rival the pleasure of a topwater strike. […]
Robert and Tyler Moss and Morgan Holcomb, all from Trinity, got sassy with High Rock stripers this past Saturday near the mouth of Abbotts Creek during the Tarheel Striper Club tournament. […]
“Can you see where the sea grass makes a straight line where it meets the water, then the grass juts in to make a little pocket? That’s a great spot for redfish or trout.” said Capt. Amy Little of Fine Lines Charters as one of her clients tossed a mud minnow under a popping cork to the spot. […]
Many anglers choose to keep their excursions down to a minimum during the colder months. Cold and South Carolina don’t necessarily go well together, so when spring returns, eager saltwater fishermen are not far behind it. […]
Redfish are our No. 1 year-round saltwater target, really the only inshore fish we catch with any consistency during the coldest months. But now with the warming water, baitfish and other forms of forage return to shallow water, and so do the trout. […]
If February and March are months when a queen-size bass might show interest in a lure, April is the time that anglers have the best chance to encounter truckloads of chubs. […]
Few people need a calendar to know when spring arrives; the warm weather, new foliage and blooms erupt across the landscape. […]
With water temperatures in the Hilton Head area on the upswing, Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters has been on some good fish, and he recently recorded his first inshore slam of the year. […]
Concord’s Maurice Freeze targeted the muddiest water he could find Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament at Badin Lake. […]
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