Bass Fishing
Beat brush piles for bass
One of the things successful bass fishermen notice is patterns change as the seasons change — but for a number of different reasons. […]
Columns
Fishing
Be reel careful this year
I love cold-weather fly fishing, especially at South Carolina’s mountain rivers and streams. I love the cold air, the challenging fishing conditions, and the lack of crowds. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Sorrell takes Lake Champlain crown
Rodney Sorrell of Stokesdale won his first BASS title by edging out Kotaro Kiriyama of Moody, Ala., by one ounce at the Aug. 17-19 Bassmaster Northern Tour event at Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, N.Y. […]
Bass Fishing
Spotted bass take over Chatuge
Lake Chatuge, a popular TVA reservoir at the Hiwassee River in Clay County, N.C., and Towns County, Ga., once was known as a prime smallmouth bass lake, second only to Fontana Reservoir — but not any longer. […]
Fishing
Flat-sided crankbaits work well
Fourteen years ago next month, I wrote a newspaper column about flat-sided crankbaits after an afternoon excursion to High Rock Lake with the late Jerry Walters of Lexington, a fine bass fisherman who lost a battle with cancer several years ago at far too young an age. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass at fairly shallow depths now
It’s hard to talk about bass fishing in October in terms of things that should happen because so many things can. […]
Fishing
Position yourself for success
How many times have you given up on one of your favorite fishing spots and simply mentally crossed it off as they just weren’t biting today? […]
Backlashes
Help keep CWD out of this state
Greg Waite of Visions of Nature Taxidermy is alarmed because he thinks chronic wasting disease could pop up in North Carolina. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish fast for hungry bass
When I back my boat down the ramp this month, there’ll be some different baits tied to the rods on my casting deck. […]
Fishing
Float rigs really are child’s play
The most commonly-used fishing method for saltwater inshore species involves a terminal weight that takes a bait to the bottom. […]