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Cartecay River
Sometimes the world starts to close in and I have to get away from everybody and everything. Fortunately, I knew just the place to go.
SpotSticker Ventures North
There is no doubt that spotted bass have more in common with smallmouths than largemouths. In fact, when the two are present in the same waters, they will mix to create a hybrid that anglers commonly refer to as the “Meanmouth”—an aggressive critter with war paint across the eye, a big powerful tail and a really bad attitude.
Canoe Tips…
The title to this article sounds like a newspaper headline that ends with bad news. However, this article will be focused on ways to keep from tipping your canoe, ways to be more effective as an angler in a canoe and a few etiquette suggestions.
Postspawn and Giant Catfish: It’s All About The Bait
Across the country, catfish are emerging from their spawning dens as we head into the heart of summer. Now is the best time to catch them.
Fly of the Month: Purple Prince Nymph Variation
The venerable Prince Nymph. Chances are that if you fly fish for trout, you’ve had one on the end of your line at some point.
Summer Fishing Facts
Fish are like people, only wetter. Both like comfortable surroundings, food and protection from danger. Freshwater fish are restricted by lake or river banks. Fish such as pike, musky, walleye, largemouth, smallmouth, crappie, panfish, perch, several species of trout, salmon, shad, carp, and lake trout can all live in the same water, but in different parts and utilizing different structure.
A most memorable Memorial Day Weekend
Story and Photo by Mark Browning Every year my family and I head down to the Dockside Inn and Resort …
Fishing North Carolina in July
North Carolina has many possibilities to consider when choosing a place to go fishing in July. Reflecting on this I consider the first time I remember going fishing. It reminds me that fishing can be as simple or complicated as we make it. There are many small ponds, streams, or creeks in North Carolina that offer a variety of fish to catch including bream, catfish, bass, crappie, trout, perch, and walleye. We can catch these fish in these waters from the shoreline using a cane pole with a string and hook tied to the end of it. Crickets, worms, grubs, or caterpillars are easy baits to find and capture to bait these hooks. This simple way of fishing is often the first fishing memory for many of us.
D.A. Sea Wins 2025 Chub Cay Invitational
D.A. Sea, a 65 Paul Mann run by Capt. Mark Stephens, won this year’s Chub Cay Invitational Tournament. The members-only event was held last month. D.A. Sea released four blue marlin to take home first-place honors. The Invitational is hosted by the popular Chub Cay Resort & Marina Club, located at the southern tip of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas.The Heart of the Season in Nosara, Costa Rica
The best part of the fishing season is right around the corner on the northern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in the district of Nosara.Under the Sea – Preventing a Diver Nightmare
Unfortunately, “left-at-sea” stories are not uncommon. Boats can become incapacitated; divers can get caught in a current; the possibilities are endless.
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