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Hot and Cold Slabs
Crappie fishing at Lake Wylie during the winter usually gets off to a slow start, with fishermen waiting for that warm spell that usually shows up in February to get things stirred up. […]
Articles by Tim Mead
Bass Fishing
Bass A-Buzz
As late summer turns to autumn, among the best spots in North Carolina to scratch the largemouth itch is Falls of the Neuse Lake. […]
Bass Fishing
Bronzebacks Fit to a ‘T’
More than 100 years ago, in his classic “Book of the Black Bass,” Doc Henshall annointed the smallmouth bass as “inch for inch and pound for pound, the gamest fish that swims.” […]
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Risk and Reward
“Where should I start?” said Dale Brentrup as donned our waders at Pisgah Forest Fish Hatchery parking lot. […]
Bass Fishing
Dead Sea Comes Alive
A decade ago, Lake Norman was widely known as North Carolina’s inland “Dead Sea.” […]
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Catfish Fever
Little kids, big kids, even old guys like to catch catfish. Coming in a variety of species, catfish are widely distributed in the Lower 48 states. […]
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Dog-day Crappie
According to the old song, when it’s summertime, the living is easy. […]
Bass Fishing
Cool Running
Smallmouth bass caught with a fly rod at a mountain stream. Doesn’t get any better than that. […]
Bass Fishing
Through a Bass Darkly
My son’s buzzbait, unseen but heard, came toward the boat with a gurgling sound one July night at Lake Norman. […]
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Enterprising Waters
Angler Dave Canaan, talking about recent fishing trips, asked about a particularly good spot. […]