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July 22, 2026

Spring is the time of year when fly fishers may indulge in some great dry-fly action, as the bugs are on the move.

Davidson’s Dilemma: Cracking the Davidson River for big trout

Ask any dedicated North Carolina fly fisherman about the Davidson River, and you’re likely to get a strongly opinionated reply. […]

Big bass move into Santee Cooper’s shallow areas in mid-March and will remain there until mid-May. Those two months are prime time for bass fishing.

It’s prime time for springtime bass on Santee Cooper

Dan Kibler

There’s no denying that the bass fishing on the Santee Cooper reservoirs is nothing compared to the “good ol’ days.” […]

Although inshore reds often are slot-size variety, sometimes bigger ones can be caught, as Chris Whitlock can attest.

Spotting Spot-Tails: Redfish are waiting to be caught along the South Carolina coast

Jeff Burleson

Don’t think cool spring weather hurts the fishing barometer at South Carolina’s coastline. […]

Bud Haynes of Clarksville, Va., mines crappie treasures from “trash” in Kerr Lake.

Buggs Island has deep, slab crappie

Craig Holt

April is crappie-fishing time at many large North Carolina reservoirs and 49,500-acre John H. Kerr Reservoir on the N.C.-Virginia border produces some of the biggest slabs in the state. […]

After the hunt a group photo brings all the hunting parties together

Savannah River Site Ultimate Turkey Hunt

Jeff Dennis

Each year, the National Wild Turkey Federation partners with the U.S. Forest Service at the Department of Energy’s sprawling Savannah River Site near Aiken for a special turkey hunt for disabled sportsmen. […]

Casey Foster (left) and J Daniel Outdoors' Jason Daniel (right) killed these Davie County turkeys opening day with Daniel's father Jack (center) calling.

Davie County opening-day turkey double

Jeff Dennis

Jason Daniel of Mocksville was born and raised in Davie County, and has been hunting since he was 10 years old. […]

NorthCarolinaSportsman.com user Seawolf bagged this trophy bird after an exciting opening-morning hunt.

‘Seawolf’ takes trophy gobbler on opening day

From NorthCarolinaSportsman.com forum

With turkey season well under way, the forum is filling up with photos and reports from users knocking down gobblers. […]

Mike Kopshever of Indiana and guide Jeff Hunt of Cypress Creek Lodge with two turkeys and a tall tale

Visiting turkey hunter takes two toms and fugitive encounter in stride

Jeff Dennis

A turkey hunting guide sees some pretty unreal happenings in the woods, including boss gobblers that won’t come to the gun and slithering snakes crawling right past their positions. […]

Kennon Brown landed this largemouth bass in 2 feet of water with a crappie minnow on April 11 at Falls Lake.

Falls of the Neuse bass, crappie hot

Craig Holt

Triangle anglers couldn’t pick a better spot than Falls of the Neuse Lake right now. […]

Sometimes it takes tricks of the trade to pull groupers out of their holes.

Go short for groupers

Mike Marsh

The day dawned warm and calm, perfect conditions for an offshore fishing trip in springtime. […]

Lumber River redbreasts

Bream

The Lumber River is home to one of the prettiest and feistiest panfish species in the Carolinas – the redbreast sunfish. […]

Offshore mixed bag out of Beaufort Inlet

Features

When many anglers head offshore looking for some hot fishing action, they’re looking for a variety of species known as a mixed bag. […]

Cape Fear River catfishing with Carolina ALL OUT

Catfish

Chris Douglas joins catfish angler Justin Riewhestahl to fish for Cape Fear River blue cats and flatheads, and they catch their share. […]

Little girls, big fish

Catfish

Colt Turner was fishing with his daughters in June when they teamed up to catch a big catfish on the Dan River. […]

Plano Frost 32-quart cooler

NEW PRODUCTS

Plano knows plenty about plastics, so it’s only natural for them to make the high-performance, Frost 32-quart cooler. […]