The Spanish have arrived, Spanish mackerel that is. Many anglers including myself have been enjoying the early spring mix of Atlantic Bonito and bluefish and now Spanish mackerel. Of course the drum and trout continue to be favorite targets in...
Help for what ails them What do you do when a sea turtle has a headache, a cough or a sore flipper? First off you check the hospital medicine cabinet for something to take care of the problem. But when the cupboard is bare, or the medicine you're...
You have probably heard it said that every golfer has their own unique swing or signature; this is very true. There is a great deal that goes into the make-up of one individual's swing that creates the uniqueness. One characteristic that a good...
Sea Turtle 101 The very impressive turnout for our Topsail Turtle Project (TTP) training classes has given us new hope. It appears that people are beginning to recognize just what is at stake should we continue the pattern of abuse to...
My last three articles discussed the importance of having proper and consistent fundamentals prior to swinging the club. My avid readers for which I am most appreciative know that discussing fundamentals is something I will never be able to stop...
The old adage that the month of March "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" was only half true this year. March roared all the way into April in these parts, at least as far as the marine weather went. Lots of wind, then just as we were...
Camp Davis Recently I was giving a talk to a group and mentioned some of the military bases in North Carolina. One that I mentioned was Camp Davis. Several questions were raised from the audience, "Where in the world was Camp Davis?" Camp Davis...
Swim Test If you're a sea turtle the most important skill you can have is to be able to swim - to swim really, really well. And if you're born on Topsail Island you'd better be flexing your flippers as soon as you dig your way out of...
Hopefully, many of you had the chance to see some of the Masters this past weekend. I was personally disappointed that there wasn't more of a contest for the coveted Green Jacket. The conditions were so difficult with the gusting wind that everyone...
It's official, spring fishing has begun! The mullet bite has been strong, plenty of nice speckled trout are being caught in the New River and its creeks and now the Bonito have showed up off of New River Inlet at Divers rock. Speaking of Bonito,...