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April 29, 2026

Anglers who are lucky enough to see or discover an “upwelling” while fishing offshore should thank their lucky stars and try to stay in contact with it because these current flows hold baitfish and big saltwater predators.

Wahoo, tuna provide ocean commotion for North Carolina fishermen

A “wee bit of nip” hovered in the morning air as we left the dock last March. […]

Guide Bud Haynes said the bite gets started at Eastland Creek, moves down to Nutbush Creek, then goes west to Clarksville, Va.

March to Buggs Island for great spring bass fishing along North Carolina-Virginia border

It’s hard, Bud Haynes and James Marshall admit, to look at the temperature gauge on your bass boat, see the number 48 and fish the banks. […]

Guide Fisher Culbreth (left) said protection of red drum has created a year-round fishery.

Look at low tide for North Carolina’s Cape Fear redfish

Mike Marsh

Capt. Fisher Culbreth is a man who is no stranger to taking risks. […]

It’s little wonder anglers are attracted to the Cherokee tribe’s lands to fish for trout as David Ensley, tribal manager of game and fish, displays a trophy-size rainbow reared at the hatchery.

Cherokee reservation is top spot for North Carolina trout

Don Rouanzion

Bright sunshine broke through a thin layer of fog lifting off the Oconaluftee River deep in the heart of the Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina, as anglers started taking their places along the pristine stream for opening day of trout fishing at the Cherokee Indian Reservation. […]

Cashie shad anglers at Windsor (left to right) Christopher “Pete” Johnson, 9, Joseph Eure, 11, and Andy Eure display their catches.

River-run shad are harbingers of great North Carolina spring fishing

Craig Holt

Some people claim robins are the harbingers of spring. Others say it’s crocuses or daffodils. William Wordsworth, the poet, immortalized spring’s fore-runner as a lone snowdrop. […]

Cover: March 2006 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

There are many times when artificial baits will deliver more trout than the real thing. […]

The section of the Middle Saluda River near the town of Cleveland and off North River Road has a selection of holdover trout that sometimes can reach 4 or 5 pounds.

Salute the Saluda

Richard Bernabe

This Greenville County stream offers plenty of big trout and beautiful scenery near a major population area. […]

Temperature breaks are key offshore factors that hold baitfish that also are magnets for yellowfins.

Yellow Fever

Jeff Burleson

No early spring S.C. offshore species provides as much action and good eating as yellowfin tuna. […]

One of the best ways to fish for shad is to use a boat to search a river, find an underwater obstruction that creates a pocket that holds fish, then tie to a tree and just go fishing.

Swim Upstream

Walt Rhodes

American shad, weighing as much as 6 pounds, provide excellent spring fishing at several S.C. rivers. […]

Although they may be wetter than most other areas, swamps afford an advantage because hunters can use john boats to approach gobblers silently.

Turkey Statement

Jim Casada

If you want to hunt wild gobblers in the South, there’s no better place than the Palmetto State […]