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Josh Hooks puts a big Shearon Harris bass into his boat. Even though the spawn is largely over, Harris bass still tend to be chubs.

Lunker city

Ask a Triangle-area bass fisherman what North Carolina lake he’d fish if he had one day on earth to throw a Texas-rigged worm, and nine of 10 probably would choose the smallest major impoundment within driving distance of Raleigh. […]

Brian Shinn lifts a hefty Tuckertown Lake largemouth bass.

Uncover Tuckertown’s bass secrets – Don’t let Tuckertown Lake’s size fool you; it fishes plenty big for largemouth bass this month

Craig Holt

The first stop one day last May was Rick’s Restaurant in Denton. It’s a place where loggers, retirees, office workers, telephone linemen, cops, truckers and yes, fishermen, gather for the finest country breakfast in the southern half of Davidson County: scrambled eggs, ham, sausage or bacon, flapjacks, plenty of biscuits or buttered toast, jam, and waitresses who make sure to keep your mug filled with steaming coffee. […]

Capt. Jamie Rushing goes the extra mile (or two) to catch flounder like this one out of Masonboro Inland.

Think small for big reef flounder – Small places on big reefs can mean lots of nearshore Masonboro flounder

Mike Marsh

Capt. Jamie Rushing headed offshore through Masonboro Inlet, his 21-foot boat gliding smoothly over glassy seas with his livewells full of menhaden and mullet in anticipation of a banner day. […]

Big topwater plugs are sure to draw strikes for almost any bluefish within hailing distance.

Cape Lookout’s month-long run of big bluefish is a spring joy for anglers

Jerry Dilsaver

The water inside the hook at Cape Lookout was absolutely flat calm as the sun peeked over the dunes and around the lighthouse on a windless May morning. […]

Fishermen can expect plenty of cobia to push or exceed the 50-pound mark. A 40-pound fish earns a state saltwater citation.

Cobia capers at the capes – Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout lure anglers, as well as cobia, to their waters this month

Dan Kibler

You can’t time it by the tides, the moon, or even the calendar, but as sure as the swallows return to Capistrano, cobia will show up this month from Cape Lookout to Cape Hatteras. […]

Cover: May 2014 (NC) – Bass

North Carolina Sportsman

May is a big-fish month for bass anglers on Shearon Harris Lake, and flounder will be thick at the nearshore reefs out of Masonboro Inlet and Carolina Beach Inlet. […]

Cover: May 2014 (NC) – Flounder

North Carolina Sportsman

May is a big-fish month for bass anglers on Shearon Harris Lake, and flounder will be thick at the nearshore reefs out of Masonboro Inlet and Carolina Beach Inlet. […]

Guide Buster Rush shows off the kind of stringer of crappie he expects to catch on any May trip to Fishing Creek Lake.

Little big lake – Fishing Creek Lake fishes big when it comes to great crappie action

Terry Madewell

Fishing Creek Lake is a relatively small body of water, approximately 3,000 acres, downstream from Lake Wylie and upstream from Lake Wateree on the Catawba River chain. […]

Fishermen who learn and understand how to fish a highlands reservoir have a good opportunity to catch huge bass.

Hawg hangout – The spring spawn offers fishermen their best chance of the year at doing battle with a big Lake Jocassee bass

Phillip Gentry

For more than 20 year Monty McGuffin of Westminster has been prowling the woods and waters of the Upstate and beyond as host of The Carolina Outdoorsman television Show. […]