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June 21, 2026

Using plastic worms to work the outer edges of submerged trees near deep water is a good tactic for catching summer largemouth bass.

Summer bass may be deep, but look for shallower cover where they’ll feed

During summer, largemouth bass on big impoundments usually hang out in deep, cool water where the oxygen level provides comfort. […]

Guide Zakk Royce said big blue catfish will often be suspended just above the thermocline when a lake stratifies during the summer.

Gimme those baitfish crunchin’ thermocline blues

Dusty Wilson

Contrary to popular belief, blue catfish are not just bottom-feeders. Once the lowest layer of water is depleted of oxygen in late summer, big blues have to change their game plan. […]

Simpsonville's J.D. Desrosiers shows off one of about 80 bass he and two friends caught on a kayak trip down the South Pacolet River last week.

South Pacolet gives up more than 80 bass to three anglers on 15-mile float

Phillip Gentry

Bass anglers who are mourning the loss of fish in their livewells need to trade their bass rockets for a kayak and hit one of the Upstate’s big rivers. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has set aside 139 acres in the Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Lands as an archery only zone, with 58 more acres designated as Gun Free and Restricted Firearms zones.

Commission restricts weaponry on 157 acres of Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Lands

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission approved on Thursday a proposal to re-designate approximately 157 acres on the Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land to an Archery Zone, Gun Free Zone, and a Restricted Firearms Zone. […]

It’s back-to-school time for Lake Hartwell stripers, hybrids

Phillip Gentry

This time of year, anglers can expect to see schooling activity from Lake Hartwell stripers and hybrids, especially in the afternoons. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission set waterfowl seasons for this fall and winter at its meeting in Raleigh on Thursday.

State sets late duck, goose seasons at meeting in Raleigh

North Carolina Sportsman

North Carolina waterfowl hunters will get their usual three-part season for ducks this fall and winter, along with two youth-only days and an extended season for snow and other light geese as the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission set seasons on Thursday at its meeting in Raleigh. […]