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May 1, 2026

Spanish mackerel are one of the main species available at southeastern N.C. coast nearshore waters.

Variety of fish available at southeast N.C. coast

Fishing at the southeastern coast is in a typical summer pattern with a wide variety of species available to anglers. […]

Hatchery-supported trout streams in the N.C. mountains offer the chance to land a big trout.

Trout, smallmouths available at mountain streams

Craig Holt

Mountain trout and smallmouth fishing are “really good now,” according to a western North Carolina-based fly-fishing guide. […]

Bit speckled trout do a great deal of their feeding in low-light conditions at dawn and dusk, but fishing at night may be your best chance of hooking up with a real trophy.

Big night bite!

Jeff Burleson

Fishermen catch speckled trout throughout the day, but the majority are caught early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Often overlooked by many anglers is the night bite. Trout will feed throughout the night during the summer when conditions are right. […]

Zara Spooks are among the most-revered of all topwater baits.

There’s no ‘spooking’ Lesley Childers

Scott Keepfer

Tackle shops are stocked with dozens of different topwater lures with which to entice bass, but for Lesley Childers, there’s really only one — the legendary Zara Spook. […]

Anglers are finding puppy drum next to the banks at lower Neuse marsh islands.

Puppy drum explode at lower Neuse River

Craig Holt

Slot-size puppy drum are providing hot action at the lower Neuse River. […]

Simmons, Robinson win NorthCarolinaSportsman.com turkey contests

North Carolina Sportsman

NorthCarolinaSportsman.com users crowned Wil Simmons and Tony Robinson the winners of the 2010 turkey photo and video contest, and the hunters will be mailed Official Sportsman Gear and Primos Hunting Calls prize packs. […]

Flounder are being caught in the marshes, beaches and bridge pilings as well as artificial reefs and the Morehead City Port wall.

Plenty of flounder now at Crystal Coast

Craig Holt

Flounder, flounder and more flounder. That’s the word from Morehead City and Atlantic Beach as a torridly hot pre-July weather pattern has descended upon the Crystal Coast along with the rest of North Carolina. […]

Crappie will feed more at night, and in shallower water, on full-moon summer nights.

Carolina crappie easy to catch on full-moon nights

Jeff Burleson

Crappie fishing is almost always better with the light as low as possible. […]

Carolina rigs will catch deep summer bass at the Triangle’s three main impoundments during June.

Carolina rigs are top lures for Triangle bass

Craig Holt

With the arrival of June and hot temperatures, largemouth bass have gone into deep-water patterns at the Research Triangle area’s three major lakes — Jordan, Falls of the Neuse and Shearon Harris. […]

Striped bass fishing is hot at Lake Norman as fish head for deeper water in summer.

Lake Norman striper fishing heats up now

Craig Holt

Striped bass are starting to return to their summer haunts at Lake Norman, and fishing success is rising along with temperatures. […]