Bass Fishing
Dock-ing success for High Rock bass
June is a transitional month at North Carolina’s High Rock Lake. The bass have finished spawning and are hungry and willing to bite. […]
Articles by Tony Garitta
Fishing
Smallmouth in shallow water at Lake James
April is a great month for catching smallmouth bass at Lake James, and a variety of lures are working, especially in shallow water and along ledges. […]
Fishing
Beat those bushes for High Rock Lake bass
When the water heats up in April, urging bass to migrate to the shallows to spawn, many fishermen resort to sight-fishing for bedding bass — unless they’re fishing North Carolina’s High Rock Lake. […]
Crappie/Bream
Lake Norman crappie are moving shallow
Guide Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures said March is the best or second-best month for crappie at North Carolina’s Lake Norman. […]
Big Bass
Falls of Neuse bass staging for the spawn
Joel Munday of Outdoors Expeditions Guide Service said Falls of the Neuse Lake north of Raleigh and Durham is one of the best lakes in North Carolina for tangling with huge, prespawn staging bass. […]
Fishing
Troll big creeks for High Rock’s winter striped bass
Guide Jerry Hill of Lexington, N.C., has some simple advice for fishermen targeting striped bass on North Carolina’s High Rock Lake this month. […]
Bass Fishing
It’s time to target smallmouth on Fontana Lake
Guide James McManus of Sylva, N.C., expects smallmouth bass fishing on North Carolina’s Fontana Lake to be on the rebound this winter. […]
Catfish
Kerr Lake catfish love the cold weather
Kerr Lake’s big, blue catfish come out to play this month when the water cools. […]
Catfish
Work ledges for Lake Norman’s winter cats
Fish cut bait on lower-lake ledges for Lake Norman catfish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Deep crappie rule at Shearon Harris in December
Stringing outdoor Christmas lights and stringing up big December crappie are annual festivities on North Carolina’s Shearon Harris Lake. […]
Bass Fishing
North Carolina’s Badin Lake is a cold-weather bass hotspot
Badin Lake gives up plenty of good bass during winter months. […]
Bass Fishing
Spotted bass starting to school up on North Carolina’s Lake Norman
Lake Norman’s spotted bass beginning to school up as weather cools. […]
Crappie/Bream
Tight-line for Jordan Lake crappie this month
Jordan Lake crappie are on the move in November; intercept them with tight-lined minnows. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake James smallmouth are back in action
Smallmouth bass come back to life in NC’s Lake James during the fall. […]