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May 1, 2026

Big brown trout are available for anglers during drift fishing at the South Holston and Watauga rivers.

Mountain trout available at wild stream pools

With a lack of rainfall in the western N.C. mountains, anglers chasing rainbows, browns and brook trout are able to find fish stacked up in pools at wild-trout streams. […]

‘Old’ drum, which are the largest members of the species, are the main target of anglers at the lower Neuse River and Pamlico Sound.

‘Old’ drum main game in town at lower Neuse

Craig Holt

Anglers are targeting ‘old’ (big) drum at the lower Neuse and Pamlico Sound. […]

William Kirkland, left, killed this 140-class buck while hunting with father Danny (right) on Sunday.

Massive buck falls in Bowman

Jeff Dennis

When high school senior William Kirkland of St. Matthews kicked off the school year with a hectic football practice schedule that left only a small amount of time for the start of deer season, he made the most of his opportunity by taking down a 224-pound Bowman buck. […]

Sheepshead ranging to 8 pounds are plentiful at Morehead City and Atlantic Beach bridge pilings.

Sheepshead, flounder, reds inshore at Crystal Coast

Craig Holt

Sheepshead, flounder and red drum are providing most of the current action for Atlantic Beach/Morehead City inshore anglers. […]

NorthCarolinaSportsman.com moderation team grows

North Carolina Sportsman

Three more members have been added to the growing NorthCarolinaSportsman.com moderation team tasked with continuing the site’s reputation as one of the best places to discuss the state’s hunting and fishing opportunities. […]

McDowell Creek and Duck Cove on Mountain Island Lake hold fantastic populations of bluegill.

Mountain Island more than just a bass lake

Paul Rose

Mountain Island offers a lot of fishing for anglers who aren’t planning to target largemouth or spotted bass. […]

Anglers are catching red drum in the early-morning and late-evening hours from Wrightsville to Southport.

Anglers catch variety of fish from Wilmington to Southport

Craig Holt

A variety of fish are available for inshore anglers from Wrightsville Beach to Southport, a top area fishing guide said. […]

Guide Bill Plumley shows off a nice pair of fish taken from the depths of Lake Hartwell during the depths of August’s dog days – a striper (left) and a hybrid.

Herring, shad make Hartwell a ‘2-story’ fishery

Phillip Gentry

For folks who remember the days before blueback herring became established in Lake Hartwell, striped bass were often forced to choose between invading the shallows to feed on threadfin and gizzard shad or going on diets in the deeper, cooler waters where shad preferred not to tread. […]

Viperx4 joins NorthCarolinaSportsman.com as moderator

North Carolina Sportsman

NorthCarolinaSportsman.com welcomes Jeff Huggins, better known as Viperx4 on the site’s forum, as a moderator. […]

Anglers using the drift method with live baits or jigs with scented soft-plastic trailers are catching flounder in front of the Cape Lookout lighthouse.

Flounder plentiful at Cape Lookout

Craig Holt

Flounder fishing is tripping the triggers of anglers near Cape Lookout now, said a veteran Harkers Island guide. […]