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June 24, 2026

The best places to fish for winter bass will be at lakes that have warm-water discharges. But there are other options to keep anglers busy during January.

Three ways to handle cold months

January is a tough month for fishing in North Carolina. It’s really winter now, and January and February are the two coldest months of the year. […]

Jeff Coble of Beaufort qualified for his third Bassmaters Classic by winning the Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament at Clarks Hill Lake.

Coble captures a Classic berth

Tony Garitta

Beaufort’s Jeff Coble will be competing in his third Bassmaster Classic after receiving an invitation to the prestigious event by winning the Nov. 14-17 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series at Clarks Hill Lake, S.C. […]

Backlashes

Getting a better start on 2008

Craig Holt

North Carolina has some strange laws, such as not plowing a cotton field with an elephant. […]

A good vise is the first thing any prospective fly-tier should consider when thinking about taking the plunge into tying your own trout flies, bass poppers or redfish streamers.

Good gear is fly-tier’s No. 1 need

Phillip Gentry

At some time during the frozen doldrums of mid-winter, when most anglers are merely trying to maintain dominion over their sanity, the ardent fly fisherman takes up fly-tying. […]

Boat shows and fishing shows offer an opportunity for fishermen not only to find good deals on marine and fishing equipment, but also to sit in on seminars give by top-notch guides and fishing pros.

Show time is prime time to shop

Davy Hite

I joke that my wife shops all year, while I shop in January and February. […]

The care with which saltwater fishermen handle redfish they intend to release will make a huge difference in whether or not the species flourishes, merely holds its own or declines in the future.

Redfish: Let’s handle with care

Jeff Dennis

If you’ve been living along the coast for the past few decades, you have been witness to the steady, incoming current that is bringing more people, more boats and loads more fishing pressure. […]

Big-water streams such as the Nantahala River are more productive than smaller streams during the winter.

Winter arrives at high country

Robert Satterwhite

Winter comes to the mountains in muted shades of gray, green and brown.

Except for evergreens, trees have been stripped of their leaves, leaving only bare, twiggy branches. It’s a stark and different kind of beauty here in the winter. […]

Winter is a good time to find striped bass at Kerr Lake or Lake Gaston by fishing the same areas that held crankbait bass during the middle of summer.

Try stripers, crappie this winter

David Fritts

December is a great month to do a lot of things, not the least of them being hunting deer, organizing your tackle and cleaning up your boat. […]

Rods, rod cases for three- and four-piece rods, reels, fishing line and, of course, the latest lures make good Christmas gifts for sportsmen.

Fishing for sportsmen’s gifts

Jerry Dilsaver

Last December I wrote a column about Christmas gifts for sportsmen and the response was overwhelming. Wives, family members and girl friends stopped by the Sportsman booth during January and February boat shows to thank me for the suggestions and to ask I be sure to do it again. […]

Jerry Pruitt (left) and Randy Pope of Hickory landed 21.98 pounds of crappie Oct. 5-6 to capture the Cabelas Crappie USA national title at Kentucky Lake.

Tar Heels sweep top 5 at Gaston

Tony Garitta

Patrick Wooten of Wake Forest won the Sept. 29-30 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division Super Tournament at Lake Gaston with 29-11 and received $5,741. […]