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August can be a difficult month for bass fishermen in North Carolina, but knowing how current and dissolved oxygen affects fish can put you on the right track.

Pay attention to current, oxygen

If there are two factors that make bass fishing in August great or horrible, it’s current and oxygen — or not having them. […]

A trophy buck is the result of good luck, good scouting — and a good harvest plan that deer managers should lay out before Opening Day.

Develop strategies for trophy deer

Jeff Burleson

As a buck’s antler velvet begins to lose its blood supply and dry out at the tail end of the month, deer hunters need to review objectives and historical harvest data, then decide what their goals will be for the season. […]

The author winched this 7-pound bass from the grass in a BASS Elite Series tournament on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville.

In August, grass can mean bass

Dustin Wilks

If you’re not a structure fisherman, this article is for you. The ability to catch bass in August can be as simple as finding the green grass. […]

Chris Brown finished second in the American Bass Anglers tournament on Tuckertown Lake in mid-April with 18.35 pounds, including these lunkers.

Lambeth scores big check at Kerr BFL

Tony Garitta

George Lambeth of Thomasville took the first-place prize of $4,359 at the June 13 Wal-Mart BFL Piedmont Division event at Kerr Lake. His haul of 15 pounds, 12 ounces was caught on jigs. […]

Sailfish Central

Craig Holt

When fishermen think about sailfish, names such as Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallerta, Costa Rica or Guatemala come to mind. […]

Whacking Waccamaw Whites

Mike Marsh

Ned Connelly squinted through the smoke-gray dawn, surveying the water intently for the tiniest of splashes. Motoring along the shoreline of Lake Waccamaw, he wiped his forehead with a towel. […]

The King and His Court

Mike Marsh

An elite crowd gathers at the end of every oceanfront fishing pier. From spring to fall, these dedicated anglers stand in the shadows of long rods that sway to the rhythm of the waves tugging at their lines. […]

Warmed Up

Jerry Dilsaver

“Look at your shrimp up and jumping around,” Capt. Brandon Dean said with a burst of urgency and excitement in his voice. “There’s something looking at him, and he’s afraid he’s about to get eaten. You better get ready — you’re about to have a strike.” […]

Antlered bucks still make up better than half of the reported harvest of whitetail deer in North Carolina. The increase last year over the 2007-08 season was around two percent.

2009 Deer Forecast

Craig Holt

Deer hunters in North Carolina set another harvest record during the 2008-09 season, and the upward trend probably will continue this fall and winter. […]

Backlashes

Where’s the change we were promised?

Craig Holt

My wife is fond of saying she doesn’t understand why anyone would run for political office. […]