On the cover (SALT) April begins the season that
the Tar Heel State’s saltwater
anglers wait all year for.
On the cover (FRESH)
Post-spawn bass don’t have to be tough to catch. Photo by CHRIS GINN
Magic Moments
It might not be a rabbit out of a hat, but high numbers of bass out of Falls Lake is totally possible during the postspawn period.
By Chris Ginn
Lap Dancin’ Gobblers
Pressured wild turkeys often are difficult to call within gun range. But remedies exist to get to the meat of the matter.
By CRAIG HOLT
Rock and Reel Spanish
A spring window of opportunity during late April and May offers Pleasure Island anglers terrific topwater action for big Spanish mackerel.
By MIKE MARSH
Red Dawns
From pier, surf or boat, even novice anglers have a chance at trophy-size drum at the OBX this spring.
By BOB GOLDSTEIN
Rack ’em and Stack ’em
Crappie fishing is good throughout the late winter and early spring months at this Yadkin chain favorite.
By Walter Taylor
Stream-Lined Tuna
From OBX ports, it’s a short hop to the Atlantic’s great oceanic river and delightful, delicious yellowfins and other deepwater denizens.
By Dan Kibler
Champion Season
April and May are the best times to catch trophy browns and rainbows at the Watauga River with a father-son guide team.
By Chris Ginn
One if by Sea, Tuna if by Air
An Atlantic Beach captain invents a way to fish with kites that triggers spectacular — and more — tuna strikes.
By Jerry Dilsaver
The James Jones
Western N.C. anglers can get a fix on prespawn smallmouths this month at the northernmost impoundment of the Catawba River chain.
By Tim Mead
Crow-magnon Man
Avid duck hunter Jeremy Poirier doesn’t abandon wingshooting when waterfowl are off-limits.
By TODD MASSON
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