Featured
Bridges, birds can bring anglers to better catches of catfish
Guide Bill Plumley said that fishermen looking to tie into a mess of blue and channel catfish this summer need look no further than the closest bridge overpass. […]
Statewide NC
Inshore Fishing
Paddle close to home
Everyone who has ever put a line in the water understands the best places to fish are not always in huge lakes and rivers. […]
Bass Fishing
Crank ‘em up in June
Like most bass fishermen, I like to fish shallow in the spring, and there’s no question that in March, April and May, the fishing is good, but you have to sort of grind it out and catch one here and one there for a good limit. […]
Deer Hunting
Upstate bucks are top non-typicals from SCDNR scoring sessions
Sometimes the biggest rewards come when we least expect them. Just ask deer hunters Tony Blackwell and Chase Smith. […]
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister’s Magnum Sin-Sation
What soft-plastic creature bait has an oversized, curved, a wide tail, an hour glass-shaped body lined with air pockets and distinctive wings that remind so many veteran bass anglers of a popular Mister Twister soft plastic first introduced in 1976? […]
Bass Fishing
June can be best month
June has always been one of my favorite months to fish for bass in North Carolina, and not just because there’s usually a great crankbait bite. […]
Bass Fishing
Soft-plastic baits don’t have to be weightless to work on top
Most bass anglers are aware of how effective Texas-rigged soft-plastic lures can be for fishing on the bottom, but a few also know they can be just as effective when used at the surface. Sound like a misprint? It’s not. […]
Featured
Make sure you’re “spot on” with mackerel identification
Is that a king mackerel of a Spanish mackerel you’re about to slide into your cooler? It might not quite be the $64,000 question, but it is one that could be expensive for fishermen if they make the wrong guess. […]
Deer Hunting
House bill would take management of captive deer away from NCWRC
A section of the proposed 2014 House budget would transfer management authority over deer farming from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. […]
Hunting
Tales from the camp
Fervent Rainwater shifted his cud as I walked up to the camp porch, and spit a long stream of Skoal between the paws of Ol’ Blue, the redbone hound lying at his feet. […]