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Year of Dusty Fishing
Jason Quinn, a Lake Wylie resident and a highly successful professional bass angler, called his wife last year to get information about North Carolina’s drought during a break at an Arkansas conference. […]
Articles by Tim Mead
Bass Fishing
Old-Time Revival
During the late 1980s, Jordan Lake, an impoundment divided by U.S. 64 east of Pittsboro, was the hottest largemouth reservoir in North Carolina. […]
Bass Fishing
Creek Club
As the leaves fall at Morrow Mountain State Park, largemouth bass fishing at adjacent Lake Tillery hits a peak. […]
Bass Fishing
Falling for Wateree Bass
Covering almost 14,000 surface acres, Lake Wateree is the largest reservoir on the Catawba River chain in South Carolina. […]
Bass Fishing
Mid-Summer’s Dream
Jimmy Campbell moved slowly away from Wittenberg Landing near the mid-point of Lake Hickory. Weather reports predicted a hot summer day, one in a string of such days. […]
Bass Fishing
Three Easy Pieces
Long before I moved to North Carolina, I had heard of Buggs Island lake. […]
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Hidden Helton
Helton Creek, nestled in the hills of Ashe County, cheek-by-jowl with Virginia, is a jewel of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources delayed-harvest trout program. […]
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Hole Lotta Hot
“Hot holes” they’re called. Wherever electric power is generated, a byproduct is a large volume of hot water. […]
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French Broad Waterwolf
A large, brown torpedo appeared under the bow of the small john boat, then sank slowly toward the stern. […]
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More Trout, No Doubt
Delayed harvest — what does that mean, and why is it a bonanza for Tar Heel trout anglers?
And, most importantly, where are the best spots? […]