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June 22, 2026

Bass pro David Fritts said that long casts and a steady retrieve will make a crankbait a more-effective bass-fishing tool.

Take David Fritts’ tips and catch more fish on a crankbait.

At a recent open house at Angler’s Choice in Lexington, pro fisherman David Fritts discussed how to retrieve crankbaits to get more strikes from bass. […]

Workers dispose of some of the 150,000 rainbow trout killed in an incident involving vandalism on April 4 at the Armstrong Fish Hatchery. Three McDowell County men were arrested Monday in connection with the event.

Three Marion men arrested in vandalism of fish hatchery

North Carolina Sportsman

Three men from Marion were arrested on Monday and charged in the April 4 vandalism of the Armstrong Fish Hatchery in McDowell County that resulted in the killing of more than 150,000 rainbow trout. […]

A bill in the state senate would allow gun hunting on Sundays, if it's passed through both houses of the legislature.

Bill to allow gun hunting on Sundays is introduced in state senate

Craig Holt

Sen. E.S. “Buck” Newton, a Republican who represents Johnston, Nash and Wilson Counties, has filed a bill in the state senate that would allow gun hunting on Sundays on private property and possibly on public lands. […]

Santee Cooper guide Kevin Davis shows off a 3-pound, 12-ounce Lake Moultrie crappie caught earlier this month that had already spawned out and was heading for deep water. What would the fish have weighed before it scattered its thousands of eggs?

Lake Moultrie crappie spawning in stages, giving anglers plenty of options

Terry Madewell

Not all of Lake Moultrie’s crappie spawn at the same time; some have already spawned and are abandoning the shallows for deeper water. […]

False albacore like this one and Atlantic bonito have both invaded the waters off Cape Lookout this week, according to Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island.

False albacore, Atlantic bonito make spring’s first showing off Cape Lookout

Jerry Dilsaver

The first false albacore and Atlantic bonito of the spring have arrived in the waters off Cape Lookout, and they’re attacking small lures and jigs and making reel-screaming runs on light spinning tackle. […]

David Moore of Kinston poses with two of his 13-year-old triplets, Joel (left) and Will (right), who both killed great Lenoir County gobblers on April 4, opening day of North Carolina's youth-only turkey season. Joel's bird had four beards and rare "smoke phase" plumage.

Two Lenoir County triplets double up on huge gobblers as youth season opens

Dan Kibler

Two out of three ain’t bad, especially if one of them is really special. That’s got to be the way that David Moore of Kinston is feeling after two of his three 13-year-old triplet sons, Will and Joel, killed monster Lenoir County gobblers on April 4, the opening day of North Carolina’s week-long youth-only turkey season – with Joel’s bird being a rare, “smoke phase” gobbler. […]

Bass pro Brian Latimer of Anderson is catching plenty of spotted and largemouth bass spawning or feeding on spawning herring in the same areas of Lake Hartwell.

Late-spawning and postspawn bass, spawning herring are in same areas on Lake Hartwell

Phillip Gentry

In what appears to be a reoccurring trend on Lake Hartwell, bass pro Brian Latimer of Anderson said bass anglers can both fish for spawning fish and capitalize on the herring spawn. […]

A Trilene knot will work for stripers and big catfish, but only with certain line tests.

Know your knots and tie them correctly before targeting big cats, stripers

Craig Holt

With spring here and summer approaching, more and more anglers will be targeting stripers and magnum-size catfish in North Carolina’s rivers and lakes, and an important part of landing big fish without fear of losing them is understanding the best knots and line strengths and how those two factors are related. […]

A new shooting range in Cleveland County will provide the public with plenty of opportunities to practice on a 250-yard rifle range, five 50-yard pistol ranges, two skeet/trap courses and a 3D archery course. Ground was broken on Monday; the range should be completed in the fall.

Commission breaks ground on public shooting range in Cleveland County

NCWRC Release

With a symbolic turn of earth from 15 shovels, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners officially broke ground Monday for a new, state-of-the-art public shooting range just north of Shelby. […]

Workers at Armstrong Fish Hatchery in McDowell County clean up some of the 150,000 rainbow trout killed after the hatchery was vandalized this past Saturday.

Commission trying to make up for 150,000 trout killed after hatchery is vandalized

North Carolina Sportsman

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is exploring a lot of options as it attempts to replace around 150,000 trout that died after vandalism at the agency’s Armstrong Fish Hatchery in McDowell County over Easter weekend. […]