Fishing

Story and photos by Sam Seamster Greetings to all my fellow fishermen. I hope you all have had a chance to get out on the lake and do some fishing during the holidays. I certainly have had some good fishing trips over the past month or so, which brings me to the title of this article. Vertical jigging is a ...

Story and photos by Sam Seamster I hope you’ve had successful fishing over the past couple of months. This time of the year is a really great time to be fishing. As the water cools down, the fishing gets hotter. A few weeks ago, I ran into Peter Berry, the owner of Hyco Lake Magazine, at the boat ramp. As ...

Story and photos by Sam Seamster When thinking about casting a fishing rod, most folks don’t consider the dynamics. So, what constitutes a good cast? To some, that would be not hooking themselves in the head or not tangling the line. To others it could be skipping a lure way back under an overhanging bush. All of these would be ...

A Cool Place to Be By Sam Seamster As we approach the hot days of the summer months, we find that fishing has been rapidly changing over the past few weeks. Water temperatures in the shallows are starting to rise to an uncomfortable level for bass and crappie. As that happens, fish begin to stage in deeper areas of the ...

A Time to Make Memories Story and photos by Sam Seamster I was about seven when my dad and granddad took me along on one of their fishing trips. I can still remember how excited I was to go to a new pond they had found. As the old green aluminum boat slid through the tall grass into the edge ...

Red Drum Proved Unsuccessful Story by Norwood Walker Photos by Tom Berry, North Carolina Wildlife Commissioner “To conserve North Carolina’s wildlife resources and their habitats and provide programs and opportunities that allow hunters, anglers, boaters; other outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy wildlife-associated recreation.” Reads the mission statement of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s. To fulfill this mission and to return ...

Our first story on this topic was titled "Red Drum at Hyco Lake: Update", published in the Summer 2018 issue of Hyco Lake Magazine. While the Commission is disappointed that a Red Drum fishery is not feasible in Hyco Lake, that is not the end of the story!!!! Thanks need to go out to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission ...

UPDATE - 4/2019 While the Commission is disappointed that a Red Drum fishery is not feasible in Hyco Lake, that is not the end of the story!!!! Click here for more information. UPDATE - 8/23/2018 From: Tom Berry, North Carolina Wildlife Commissioner The Red drum have made it to Marion  where they are growing out ....they are now about an inch ...

Story by Peter Berry Photographs by Chris Berry You don’t have to live at the lake or own an expensive bass boat with a 225-horsepower outboard to enjoy fishing. Folks come to Hyco Lake and Mayo Lake to fish from the banks and in all kinds of boats nearly every day of the year. And then there are those that ...