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Whiting, puffers, bluefish are Oak Island pier fare as anglers await warmer water Spring came latethis year, but once it got its foot in the door, it has made up for lost time. One place fishermen are really noticing it are Oak Island’s piers. Even trout fishermen can’t hide pier catches; you’re 20 feet above the water, and either you reel fish in or you don’t. Vance Courson of Ocean Crest Pier said a cold March definitely a setback for fish and fishermen, but with the past couple of warmer weeks, both are beginning to arrive. “Our catches are picking up,” Courson said. “Fishermen are catching lots of whiting and puffers, plus some bluefish of various sizes and even some false albacore and bonito at night. We are also having an early pompano bite, and Sherrill Mullis of Oak Island caught a citation pompano of 2 pounds, 5 ounces on April 17. MORE ... |
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Spring is rebirth of trout Spring is a magical time in the mountains, a time when dogwoods bud and the reddish-pink flowers of redbuds and white and pale pink flowers of serviceberry trees reach full bloom. Wildflowers break through the tangle of dead weeds, stems, decaying leaves and other debris as extended sunlight warms the earth. The delicate blues, stark whites, pinks and yellows of hepatica, windflower, trout lily, wood anemone, spring beauty, bloodroot and a variety of violets and trillium brighten trails, stream banks and forest edges. MORE ... |
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Shearon Harris bass spawn about to bust loose Sight-fishing for largemouth bass at North Carolina’s top lunker lake has begun, but access to Shearon Harris Lake still is a problem. “The bass are moving onto the beds at all area lakes,” said guide Jeff Thomas of Carolina Outdoors. “Harris is getting ready to be a sight fisherman’s delight. The dogwoods are bloomin’, and that means the bass will be coming up.” Because of a cold, wet late winter and early spring, the spawn at Harris this year won’t be in waves of fish as in the past but all at once, he said. “The full moon is going to happen Monday, and that means the bass should move to the beds,” he said. “They’ll come at the same time. We’ve had a few sporadic bedders at Harris already, but nothing like what’s coming. It’ll be like turning on a light switch.” MORE ... |
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Thomasville couple wins Adam & Eve tourney on Badin For those with superstitious leanings, April 13 might be a day of misgivings, but for Neil and Pat McDonald of Thomasville, the date marked the couple’s first victory on the Adam & Eve Trail. The McDonalds topped a field of 23 teams at Badin Lake with a 5-fish catch totaling 16 pounds, 3 ounces that was anchored with a 4-pound, 7-ounce bass. They caught their fish with plastic worms fishing rocky structure in four to five feet of water. Their victory paid $287. “We had our limit soon after taking off from the Lakemont Landing,” said Pat. “We’ve had second- and third-place finishes on the trail, but this is the first time we’ve won a tournament.” MORE ... |
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More stuff to buy? Yep! t’s a plot I tell you, a fiendish plot. It works, too and it separates many fishermen from their hard-earned money. Every spring, just as the weather begins to warm and a young man’s thoughts turn to fishing, new products appear on the shelves and racks of their favorite tackle shop. Sometimes it’s worse than being with your wife or girlfriend at the shoe store, as there are just so many new things you have to try. MORE ... |
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Aluminum trolling plugs offer offshore anglers another weapon They may look a little like cedar plugs, but the Stogie, Diamondback and Tailwiggler Lures from BooneDox Gear and Tackle are much more – because they catch fish and keep on catching them. MORE ... |
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Winter harvest closed at Sutton Due to population shifts and overfishing over the past decade, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission enacted a closure during the winter months through early spring to protect spawning fish. MORE ... |
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Sutton, a fly-angler’s paradise Sutton Lake, with its smallish forage base, clear water and a wicked temperature range during the winter and spring, plays perfectly into a fly-angler’s wheelhouse. MORE ... |
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Locate bream beds for bruiser bass Bass and other predators, in both saltwater and freshwater environments, will stage near the best food sources available. With few forage options available for bass in Lake Sutton, the sunfish (or bream) beds are hotspots for locating lunker bass. MORE ... |
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Use fluorocarbon on prespawn bass With any prespawn bait, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Greg Hackney said fluorocarbon is essential during cold spells. MORE ... |
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Good tackle, equipment keys for effective angling Having effective tackle and a boat with room for anglers to move around are important to successful inshore fishing. MORE ... |
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Best retrieves for April trout Working topwater or sub-surface lures effectively for spotted seatrout isn’t difficult. MORE ... |
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