Volume 19 Number 3 - March 2012

FEATURES:

	2012 Turkey Season Forecast North Carolina hunters are hoping for another record-breaking spring gobbler season. Here’s where to look for a longbeard. Although there’s no way to know what type of turkey season North Carolina hunters will have this spring, anyone who considers recent history probably will come to the conclusion could be looking at another record year. After all, the state’s ... Craig Holt

	Checkmate for Bogue Sound Abundant docks, oysters and creeks offer great habitat for winter-loving fish and fishermen. March is a notoriously fickle when it comes to weather. Windy days and chilly weather can pose problems for many anglers who try to fish the larger, open waters, but for those who watch the wind, heading across Bogue Sound to reach the protected ... Mike Marsh

	Docking Stations For prespawn Lake Wylie bass, take advice from the ‘coach’ and concentrate on piers and boat docks. André Powell, who has coached running backs for the University of North Carolina, Clemson University and now the University of Maryland, spends most of his free time away from the gridiron on the deck of his bass boat. The sun was ... Tim Mead

	Lake of the Month: Kerr Reservoir When it comes to numbers and size, this expansive lake might just boast North Carolina’s best crappie fishery. John H. Kerr Reservoir once had the reputation as a top-drawer lake to catch largemouth bass, striped bass and catfish. That’s changed the past several years as Largemouth Bass Virus and gill maggots have taken their toll on bass and ... Craig Holt

	Stormin’ Norman March is prime time to sample a rebounding crappie fishery on this Catawba River impoundment. With the exception of perhaps striped bass, there appears to be a great awakening at Lake Norman, formerly referred to by scores of anglers as North Carolina’s “Great Dead Sea.” An excellent fishery for blue catfish has developed ... Dan Kibler

	Unlimited Slab Success Creel and size limits have made Jordan Lake, one of North Carolina’s best crappie fisheries, even better — at least according to one crappie pro. A lot of anglers might think that Kenny Allen of Brown Summit missed out on the heyday of crappie fishing at B. Everett Jordan Lake in the 1990s, a decade after the reservoir opened and was quickly labeled one of the Southeast’s best fisheries for ... Dan Kibler

	Wahoo! Wahoo! Crystal Coast fishermen can take advantage of the spring run of this sought-after bluewater fish. The Run Off isn’t the fastest charterboat on the Morehead City waterfront, but Capt. Brian Harrington and mate Marty Hiatt work hard to fill the fish box and usually do it well, even if it means a little earlier departure from port. ... Jerry Dilsaver