Lake Gaston, which straddles the North Carolina-Virginia border, is a fisherman's paradise, offering some of the state's best game fishing. Some of its wide variety of species reach record size
Weeds, grass, and other aquatic vegetation are favorite habitats of largemouth bass. Fishing in such areas requires special lures, including weedless spoons, spinnerbaits, and buzzbaits.
Though many fishermen often overlook them for more popular panfish, like crappies, rock bass, redbeasts, and fliers in streams of the mountains and Piedmont offer and enjoyable change of pace.
Solo dove hunting can be enjoyable and rewarding if a hunter follows a few guidelines, including scouting the hunting area, determining flight patterns, and occasionally changing stands.
Fishing while floating down a river can be an ideal way to vacation, if planning includes choosing good fishing water, avoiding dangerous parts of the river, selecting the right craft, paying attention to handling the boat, and stopping often.
How well a deer hunter solves problems, including extremely hot or windy weather, seeing deer at too great a distance to shoot, and too many hunters nearby, will often determine whether or not be bags his quarry.
Many people think of trout when they hear the words fly fishing. However, with longer rods, special lines, and new flies, other fish, including chain pickerel, walleyes, and crappies, can provide sport for fly fishermen.
Of all the things needed to successfully hunt deer - shooting skill, equipment, outdoor knowledge - the most important is finding deer signs and being able to interpret them. Almy describes deer signs, including droppings, beds, tracks, feed areas, and rubs, and what they mean.
Not every wild turkey hunt can be made under ideal conditions. Sometimes a hunter encounters rain, sleet, thunder and lightning, fog, wind, or bitter cold. Almy discusses tactics to help the hunter make the best of bad weather conditions.
Panfish include bluegills and warmouths. Almy discusses fishing for them with different types of fishing equipment, including spinning gear, fly tackle, and cane pole.
\"Exciting bass fishing is available throughout North Carolina during July and August,\" Almy says. He gives ten strategies to help fishermen make the most of hot weather fishing.
Almy offers suggestions for hunters who are in search of the biggest and best whitetail deer. His suggestions include practicing shooting, hunting river bottoms, hunting escape routes, hunting small pockets of cover, and hunting all day.