Statewide NC Archives - Page 338 of 633

The author admires a really nice largemouth bass taken from Lake Wylie on a January trip. Warm-water discharges make fish more active than they are under normal winter conditions.

Wylie Wonderland

Tarheel State fishermen have a big choice during the winter: stay home and watch television and see guys catch fish from the phosphate pits of Florida or go fishing. […]

Power-Pole

South Carolina Sportsman

JL Marine is now offering a colorful new Power-Pole shallow water anchor designed and signed by the inventor himself. […]

Landing a brook trout is a rare treat for an angler because it means he’s worked hard for a rare, beautiful fish.

Brookies are mountain treasures

Robert Satterwhite

When it comes to beauty, few fish match the beauty of a brook trout. […]

The bullets were Federal Fusion, .270 Winchester Short Magnum in 150-grain weight. This is a ½-inch, 100-yard group. Firing a group like this at 100 yards is exceptional from a rifle that allows interchangeable barrels.

Merkel KR-1 approaches the ultimate

Gordon Hutchinson

The hottest news in rifles as we approached and entered the 21st century was the proliferation of “short-fat” cartridges, and rifles to shoot them. […]

Declining stocks of menhaden, a tremendously important baitfish along the Atlantic coast, has caused a change in the way the little fish is managed.

Feds’ historic vote will protect Atlantic menhaden

Jerry Dilsaver

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted on Dec. 14 for a historic reduction in the harvest of menhaden, an oily little baitfish that fishermen and biologists often call the “most important fish in the sea.” […]

Basic flies used by trout anglers include the Elk Hair caddis.

Winter fishers must adapt

Robert Satterwhite

Successful winter trout fishing requires a variety of approaches, using anything from dry flies to nymphs to streamers, depending on the weather and stream conditions. […]

Chuck Arkell of Paddle Creek in Wake Forest puts a Native Multisport through its paces.

Have kayak, will travel and catch fish

Jerry Dilsaver

Anglers these days often ask questions about fishing from kayaks. […]

Constructing adequate fire breaks is an essential task to get the most out of prescribed winter burning.

For better wild turkey habitat, do a slow burn this winter

Jeff Burleson

Managing wildlife and game species is a year-round endeavor. Although wildlife management has many facets, habitat management is among the most-important factors in developing thriving populations of wildlife. […]

Deer Dynamics: Rut Hierarchy

Tommy Kirkland

Once bucks are in the height of pursuing does, their instincts for survival are somewhat diminished. […]

South Carolina hunters can take three woodcock per day beginning Dec. 18 through Jan. 31, 2013.

Woodcock season opens in South Carolina today

Pete Rogers

South Carolina has extended its season on woodcock by 14 days again this season, so hunters can take to the field for timberdoodles beginning today, Dec. 18. […]