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June 25, 2026

Larry Pearson of Cramerton (pictured) shared the big-bass award with Roger Pope of Statesville at the June 10 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League N.C. Division tournament at High Rock Lake. Each angler caught a 5-pound,10-ounce bass.

Warriors on Water event fetes vets

The first Warriors on the Water tournament took place May 19 at Shearon Harris Lake in honor of service personnel from North Carolina who have returned from the Afghan and Iraq wars. […]

Trolling single bucktails, or more effectively in tandem, is a time-tested technique to entice summer-time striped bass.

Pretty Bucktails All in a Row

Dan Kibler

It’s been almost 20 years since I first set foot in the Dixie ski boat that Jerry Hill of Denton had converted into a striper-fishing machine. […]

Backlashes

It’s still a long, strange trip

Craig Holt

If I had a nickel for every inconsistency in public policies and strange decisions by seemingly educated people, I could retire, buy a hurricane-proof ocean-front home, and perhaps convince the wife to quit buying scratch-off lottery tickets. […]

Crisler Seal, fishing with her father, Dan Seal, landed this impressive bull redfish while using a 4-inch-long finger mullet, a flounder bait.

Less often is more in tackle

Jeff Burleson

Before fishing became a blood sport, anglers hadn’t been on a mission to develop the best lures and tackle to outwit targeted species. […]

Fishing at night is a technique summertime bass anglers should try, but be sure all boat lights are in good working order to prevent accidents.

Beating July’s heat at night

Davy Hite

It can get pretty hot in South Carolina during the peak of the summertime. When I was much younger, I made a point of trying to avoid those broiling July afternoons, even if it meant changing my fishing routine. […]

A day at a pond with a fly rod and some popping bugs often can be very relaxing and a lot of fun because of the non-stop action with bluegills. Occasionally a largemouth bass also will hit these lures.

Popping bugs at ponds a lot of fun

Richard Bernabe

One of my earliest fishing memories as a kid was arriving late at the local pond with my friends and casting balsawood and deer-hair poppers to bluegill and bass with our fly rods. […]

In summer when trout rarely feed on the surface, a “dropper” fly (usually a nymph) used in tandem with a surface fly usually covers the bases.

Dropper is summer trout stopper

Robert Satterwhite

Except when major hatches are coming off, trout feed more often below the surface than they feed on top of the water. […]

A Gulf Coast king mackerel such as this one would finish in the middle of the pack at most tournaments in that area but might finish first at an eastern Florida or North Carolina-based event — which has given some anglers the desire to change how boats accrue season points.

Scoring systems need a change

Jerry Dilsaver

Once again I’m going to depart from the norm for this column and discuss the points system used by several saltwater tournament sanctioning bodies. […]

Fish deep, slow, big, a river

David Fritts

Bass fishing in July across North Carolina can be a pretty tough chore unless you settle down and realize you’re forced to do certain things, such as:

• Fish deep.

• Fish slow.

• Fish “big” (in more ways than one).

• Fish a river.
[…]

Lexington’s Tony Foster (left) and Winston-Salem’s Steve Sink (far right), winners of the Alexis Myers Benefit Bass Tournament at High Rock Lake, were one of 31 teams that raised $1,085 in support of 3-year-old Alexis, who had a successful operation for the removal of a brain tumor. Here Alexis (center) gets a lift from family member, Erik Myers of Lexington.

Wright captures BFL at Kerr Lake

Tony Garitta

Lexington’s David Wright won the April 22 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division tournament at Kerr Lake. His five-fish catch of 18-03 paid $4,046. […]