Bass Fishing
Don’t hate the postspawn
Many bass fishermen dread the time immediately after bass spawn, referred to as the “post-spawn period.” While there are challenges, there are several really good patterns that emerge. […]
Statewide NC
Fishing
Smithwick Elite 8 Suspending Rogue
It wasn’t too long ago that the Elite 8, the eight best college basketball teams in the country playing in the NCAA’s “Big Dance,” were thrilling fans and television audiences in a hopeful waltz to the Final Four and, ultimately, to the title game at the center of every bracket in the U.S. […]
Featured
DMF’s harvest report for 2013 shows mixed results
North Carolina’s commercial and recreational fishing harvests had mixed success during 2013, according to a report from the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries released this week. […]
Bass Fishing
Seven lakes in Carolinas are among Bassmaster’s Top 100
Seven lakes in the Carolinas are ranked among the 100 best bass-fishing lakes in the United States, according to Bassmaster magazine’s third-annual rankings. […]
Featured
Bandys H.S. pair wins state high-school bass-fishing title.
Kristopher Queen and Tyler Black of Bandys High School in Catawba won the North Carolina State High School Fishing Championship on Kerr Lake this past Saturday. […]
Fishing
Marine batteries 101
Learning that all batteries are not created equal can be an expensive lesson. Power your trolling motor with batteries designed to start your engine and they will last for weeks rather than years. […]
Featured
Key on bream beds for some great bass action
Panfish anglers are not the only ones who were waiting for this week’s full moon to push bream up on their spawning beds. […]
Hunting
Watch depth of seeds planted
All seeds require a certain planting depth to produce the best growth, and most of the time; they are listed on the label. How exactly can a person control the seed depth with accuracy? […]
Other Hunting
Deal with the coyote problem
During the spring, nature experiences a rebirth that can be seen across the animal and plant kingdoms. Forests and pastures change to a bright, green with new growth, and many of the spring soft-mast plants produce their annual crop. […]
Sidebars
Two slam-dunk, late-season turkey calls
Of all the game species with which North Carolina is blessed, wild turkeys are one of a very few that must be pulled into shooting range with a series of calls. […]