Volume 17 Number 5 - May 2010

FEATURES:

	24-Carat The Gulf Stream off Hatteras’ Diamond Shoals features outstanding action in late spring. One of the great things about Hatteras is the proximity of the fishing grounds to the inlet. The relatively short run to the bluewater maximizes the fishing time and makes for more fishable days because you have some leeway when it comes to ... Jerry Dilsaver

	Cast and Blast Gobblers and stripers highlight May along the Roanoke River. The dew was heavy enough to wet your pantlegs, but there was an upside; it made a quiet sneak through the woods much easier — and quiet was required to get close to a roosted gobbler at daylight. ... Jerry Dilsaver

	Hiking Hazel One of North Carolina’s blue-ribbon trout streams beckons anglers to get away from it all. Traveling up the Hazel Creek Trail into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park affords excellent trout fishing and so much more. ... Jeff Dennis

	Slab Shooters Shooting docks leads to great post-spawn fishing on Lake Hickory. The spawn is over and done, and the crowds of perch-jerkers have gone home, so it must be time to get back to crappie fishing at Lake Hickory. ... Phillip Gentry

	The Life of a Fawn Having survived prowling predators, the whitetail fawn now matures. Spring gives way to warm days as the summer season nears. Pesky insects start to dominate the woodlots and open fields. For the young whitetails that survived the pursuit of predators, now their lives of growing into mature deer begin to unfold. ... Tommy Kirkland

	The Wright Stuff Visit the Kitty Hawk area this month, and see its “other” famous attraction — speckled trout. Just after the turn of the 20th century, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio — Orville and Wilbur Wright — converged on the then-obscure coastal town of Kitty Hawk. The area was attractive to the Wrights, who were intent on inventing the world’s first ... Phillip Gentry

	Yak It Up The Cape Fear area offers anglers places to put their kayaks in the middle of great inshore fishing. When he’s not working at the Great Outdoor Provision Company in Wilmington, Will Huffine can usually be found fishing —from land, pier and boat — but he is especially fond of fishing out of his kayak. He often has it strapped to the rack on his ... Jerry Dilsaver