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Unknown Slab Heaven – Blewett Falls Lake is North Carolina’s best unknown crappie fishery

It’s hard to believe that a major public reservoir with a fantastic fishery exists with hardly anyone knowing about it. In today’s world of high technology — sonar units practically detect fish at the push of a button, internet sites broadcast the day’s fishing results in an instant and a fisherman can pick up a cell phone and tell another one, “Hey, I’m on ’em” — no place is safe. […]

Inshore Fishing

Fishing that D.O.A. two ways

Cold-water fishing for speckled trout requires two things: a deep-water presentation and a slow, naturally moving bait. Lure manufacturer Mark Nichols and Charleston guide Jeff Yates would add an additional element to that formula: a D.O.A. shrimp.  […]