Volume 13 Number 4 - April 2006

FEATURES:

	Cross the border from North Carolina for Volunteer trout April and May are the best times to catch trophy browns and rainbows at the Watauga River with a father-son guide team. Rod Champion once worked in the insurance business — that is until his love of trout fishing eventually forced him to submit. ... Chris Ginn

	Falls Lake bass-fishing can be magic in spring for North Carolina fishermen 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. There are certain times in bass fishing when all the world seems right. The spring spawn is one such time; the fall feeding frenzy is another. ... Chris Ginn

	North Carolina captain flies kites for yellowfin tuna An Atlantic Beach captain has tweaked a method to use kids’ kites in an unusual way that triggers spectacular - and more - tuna strikes. If the sight of a yellowfin tuna jumping into the air in hot pursuit of a fleeing flying fish doesn’t get a person’s adrenaline pumping, a complete physical exam is a good idea. ... Jerry Dilsaver

	North Carolina has crow hunting to crow about Avid duck hunter Jeremy Poirier doesn’t abandon wingshooting when waterfowl when waterfowl are off-limits. When it comes to game birds, the wild turkey has no rival. ... Todd Masson

	North Carolina hunters need patience for Caswell Game Lands turkeys Pressured wild turkeys often are difficult to call within gun range. But remedies exist to get to the meat of the matter. Hunkered down near of a Caswell County ridge one April morning last year and hidden by a pine lap that had fallen during an ice storm, the hunter’s senses were at high alert. ... Craig Holt

	Rack’Em & Stack’Em -- springtime crappie fishing is great on North Carolina's High Rock Lake Crappie fishing is good througout the late winter and early spring months at this Yadkin chain favorite. Fair-weather anglers mostly fish with remote controls when it’s cold, as is sometimes the case during early spring. ... Walter Taylor

	Red Dawns From pier, surf or boat, even novice anglers have a chance at trophy-size drum at the OBX this spring. Spring hot spots for big 40-inch, 30-year-old red drum (channel bass) will be Portsmouth Island, Ocracoke Island, and southern Hatteras Island. ... Bob Goldstein

	Spanish mackerel kick off North Carolina's saltwat fishing season A spring window of opportunity during late April and May offers Pleasure Island anglers terrific topwater action for big Spanish mackerel. The day dawned with a slight chill, not unusual for southeastern North Carolina springtime. ... Mike Marsh

	Spring smallmouth fishing at Lake James among North Carolina's best Western NC anglers can get a fix on prespawn, smallmouths this month at the Northernmost impoundment of the Catawba river chain. Springtime. Daffodils on the hills and fresh leaves on the trees aren’t the only signs of spring. Giant smallmouth bass at Lake James are also harbingers. ... Tim Mead

	Spring tuna run along North Carolina's Outer Banks is top-drawer From OBX ports, it’s a short hop to the Atlantic’s great oceanic river and delightful, delicious yellowfins and other deepwater denizens. It’s not exactly a scene that would be considered heroic by the stretch of any angler’s imagination, but it’s one that will be forever burned in his or her mind. ... Dan Kibler