From Wrightsville Beach to the Grand Strand, the nearshore waters are filling up with menhaden schools fueling the first strong push of cobia and what better time than just three weeks away from the June 20th federal closure and the heightened regulations in NC State waters. […]
From Wrightsville Beach to the Grand Strand, the nearshore waters are filling up with menhaden schools fueling the first strong push of cobia and what better time than just three weeks away from the June 20th federal closure and the heightened regulations in NC State waters. And these are not just any cobia either. Charter captains and recreational anglers are heaving monster-sized cobia over the gunwales just about every day now when the weather remains feasible.
The catfish bite is hot all over the Carolinas right now, and this delicious catfish dip makes good use of their meat. […]
Current, current, current. If there’s one factor that stands out to guarantee success catching spring speckled trout, it’s current. No current. No fish. Plenty of current, plenty of fish.
Finding current is the key to catching speckled trout in the springtime, and you can catch them with a variety of lures. […]
Marty Stone learned plenty during his 20-year career as a professional bass fishermen, what with four Bassmaster Classic berths and four shots at the FLW Tour Championship under his belt.
The weather was set up for a perfect weekend float down the creek, the days not too hot and the nights not too cold. The time had come.
Anchoring technology has come a long way since the early days of boating. Power-Poles and Minn Kota Talons are remote-controlled anchoring systems that are great for inshore anglers, and Minn Kota’s iPilot and Motorguide’s xi5 trolling motors lock on to a satellite through GPS and keep a boat’s position steady, leaving anglers free to fish without having to worry about the boat slipping off the fishing hole.
Topwater fishing for red drum cranks up in mid-May when the water temperature begins to climb, and as it approaches, guide Rick Patterson of Cape Carteret starts counting the days.
Fishermen won’t be allowed to keep any red snapper in the Atlantic Ocean this year, after a May 20 announcement from NOAA Fisheries explaining that the total number of fish removed from the population in 2015 exceeded the allowable catch and discard level — somewhat surprising since there was no open season last year.
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