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Cover: May 2009 (NC)

Cape Fear is one of the hottest spots along the Atlantic for Spanish mackerel action this month. […]

Hunters targeting longbearded gobblers in the mountains need to use different tactics than those who try to use their tags in the foothills or flat lands.

From hunting in Alleghany County a number of times, I had a fairly good idea where the gobbler might be in the pasture that lay level with the ridge above me. Nearing the mountaintop, I pulled out a crow call and sent forth several coarse caws. […]

The river section of Lake Hickory, from the Rt. 321 drive to Rhodhiss Dam, produces a lot of big stripers in the spring.

Fish or cut bait?

Phillip Gentry

It doesn’t take much prompting to get David Clubb excited. Just call this month and ask how the striped bass are biting on Lake Hickory. […]

Blue marlin caught out of Hatteras usually show up along the continental shelf, where ledges, rocks and canyons provide good hunting grounds.

No Baby Blues

Bob Goldstein

David Dodsworth wanted a blue marlin, so he went to the best place at the right time, fished for a week and got his marlin. […]

Tucked inside his rainsuit is Jack Vanderford of Salisbury, whose 7.33-pound bass won big-fish honors in the Feb. 28 High Rock Team Tournament.

Caldwell tops field in Kerr Lake BFL

Tony Garitta

Jamey Caldwell of Carthage won the Walmart BFL Piedmont Division tournament on March 7 at Kerr Lake with a 5-fish limit that weighed 15 pounds, five ounces. He won $5,241. […]

Shellcrackers are a wonderful spring diversion at Santee Cooper. When they’re on their spawning beds, action can be fast and furious.

Bream beds draw hungry fishermen

Terry Madewell

There is so much technical equipment and electronic fishing aids available these days, it’s easy to get caught up in the thrill of the gizmos. […]

Management of some fish species on a regional level can’t address specific and more time-sensitive concerns; that’s where state fishery manages often find their hands tied.

Fun fishing: the best and worst of times

Jeff Dennis

May kicks off the spring fishing season: inshore, nearshore and offshore. There really is no longer any offseason, but for my money, this is a great month to get on the water. […]

Topwater baits like this Zara Spook are very productive during the blueback herring spawn each spring.

Herring spawn is a fisherman’s dream

Davy Hite

Because we are really fortunate in South Carolina to have blueback herring in some of our lakes, May is one of my favorite times to fish. […]

Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity won the FLW Tour event on Missouri’s Table Rock Lake in mid-March, taking home a $125,000 check.

S.C. anglers defy ‘Ides of March’ to win big in bass tournaments

Pat Robertson

In Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, the soothsayer warned Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March,” shortly before his assassination on March 15. In Roman culture, March 15 was designated the “Ides of March” as a festive day to celebrate the full moon. […]

Cobia often cruise or lurk around buoy or channel markers, where they can be approached by fishermen sight-casting.

Cobia Central

Jeff Dennis

The pursuit of cobia can challenge saltwater tackle as well a fisherman’s knowledge. This sleek and hardy saltwater fish is quite a fighter and is often overlooked for offering fine table fare.

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