Bass Fishing
Shearon Harris Lake bass crank up in March
If you listen closely, you’ll hear a sigh of relief as bass fisherman flip their calendars to find that March and better fishing are right around the corner. […]
Articles by Dusty Wilson
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N. Wilkesboro angler catches 70-pound catfish at Blewett Falls
When guide Robbie Burr of Wadesboro prepares for a catfish charter, he gives his clients the choice of filling their coolers with eating-size fish or spending the day chasing trophies, and that decision tells him where they’re fishing. […]
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Sumter angler catches 4-pound crappie from Santee River
While the Santee Cooper lakes might be the crown jewels of the South when it comes to catching slab crappie, it was the Santee River that gave up a 4-pound trophy to Jeff Sanford of Sumter last Thursday, Jan. 28. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tight-line for tough Badin Lake crappie
“l’ll do whatever I need to do to catch crappie in winter,” said guide Maynard Edwards, and if January turns off bitter cold, that might just mean chasing them all the way to the bottom of Badin Lake. […]
Freshwater Fishing
In January, think cold for long-lining Badin Lake crappie
Although long-line trolling is the goal when suspended crappie are the target, it is always possible that a mild December or a series of warm fronts could cause crappie to hang up in the deep brush they’ve been calling home rather than transitioning to open water. […]
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Thaw out Badin slabs – Cold weather doesn’t stop hot crappie fishing on North Carolina’s Badin Lake this month
To say that a January morning is brisk can be an understatement, but with any luck, the frost will give way to sunshine and biting fish. At Badin Lake on the Yadkin River chain, hungry and healthy crappie will most likely be holding tight to baitfish schools, hovering over deep-water creeks and coves, where long-line trolling a dragnet of jigs is the most efficient way to fill your 20-fish limit. […]
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Angler sets new North Carolina blue catfish record with 105-pounder from Lake Gaston
Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice? You can bet guide Zakk Royce of Murfreesboro won’t be making that wager any time soon. […]
Catfish
Angler catches 105-pound blue catfish, breaks own NC state record set previous day
Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice? You can bet guide Zakk Royce of Murfreesboro won’t be making that wager any time soon. […]
Deer of the Year
Rutherford County hunter kills trophy 151 1/4-inch, 18-pointer
We’ve all been there. You’re super excited about the next day’s hunt and for whatever reason, you oversleep. […]
Deer Hunting
Indian Trail teen hunter bags trophy, 138 1/4-inch buck
When you’re 17 years old and have already bagged five bucks scoring better than 120 inches, it takes a lot to get excited. But the afternoon of Dec. 3, Noah Hill of Indian Trail felt that fever when he laid eyes on a Union County 10-point buck walking toward him on a trail. […]