Hot Weather Fuels Bumper Coastal Angling Across Carolinas
Anglers report strong catches across North and South Carolina as heat waves drive fish to shorelines. Hal and Mrs. Creasey haul 19 kings and four bonita at Sneeds Ferry. Wendell Patton nets a record goldfish at City Lake. others, including Joe Eades and J. W. Owens, land sizable bass and crappie. In Santee Cooper area bream and bass bite well, while Oregon Inlet yields a 62½–pound black drum by Mrs. Peyton. Farm pond fishing stays solid with bream and bass around mid summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Creasey
Sneeds Ferry
Jacksonville
N. C
Andy
Wendell Patton
High Point College
City Lake
City
Joe Eades
High Point
Deep River Farms
J. W. Owens
Hogan Lake
Denton
Tuckertown
Thomasville
Carolinas
Santee Cooper
Peyton
Oregon Inlet
Wrightsville-Carolina Beach
Eddy Honeyman
Martha Ellen
Kure Beach
Piedmont
Hunt for Miracle Lure Fails to Rest Bass Hunters
Angling editor Jason Lucas argues that success in bass fishing comes from learning to adapt and trying varied lures. Bass change preferences with time and place, so there is no universally best lure. Readers should test different types and retain proven old favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Lucas
Sports Afield Magazine
Recreation as Big Business in North Carolina
An article on family camping growth and outdoor recreation as a booming industry in North Carolina. It highlights a High Point College sponsored family camping workshop at High Point City Lake, camp trailers replacing tents, and the accessibility of outdoor leisure with low costs. It also notes 700,338 acres of public hunting and fishing land, plus private land access, wildlife management, and the region’s tourism impact. A Tarheel coast fishing trip ends with a 210-pound six foot two inch catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point City Lake
City Lake
High Point College
Dad
North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission
Commission
Baliwick
The
Wildlife Commission
Tarheel
Carolina
Birds’ unique lungs help them thwart many shutouts
A bird physiology note explains how their rapid breathing and air sac system set them apart from mammals and reptiles. In baseball context, Los Angeles' Angels endured eight AL shutouts last season, yet no pitcher shut them out twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles’ Angels
Coastal Fishing Gains Momentum Off Murrells Inlet
Murrells Inlet reports steady deep sea action with king mackerel blues and black bass among top catches. Desmond Henry and Capt. Roberts spear a 7 pound sheepshead near Fishing Paradise as Alex Sing notes improving offshore yields. Local piers report blues, whiting and speckled trout, with notable catches aboard the Thunderbird and Bon Tom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murrells Inlet
S. C
Desmond Henry
Capt. Roberts
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
Henry
Alex Sing
Alex
E. B. Rabon
Columbia
Andrew C. Bell
Robbie Davenport
Greenwood
Pat Bellamy
Ocean Drive
Bellamy
Grand Strand
Robert Bell
Cherry Grove Pier
Inlet Pier
Cherry Grove
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Bob
Hoffman
J. V. Owens
Owens
Big Boy
Dick Swaim
Palm Lite
Lidlhead Co
Dacron
Anonen
Courany
Raee
Pegram-Burton Inc
S. Main ST
West Green
Sherman Road
Phillips Fescue
Sherman RD
Batiste
Manhattan
JDEL
Ucleh
Das
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Sado
Eads
By Griffon
Griffon
Mr Peroe
N. Main ST
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