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June 21, 2026

Bass fisherman Scott Emery said finding fish on Lake Keowee this month is a matter of going to temperature and depth extremes.

Lake Keowee bass fishing can be “extreme-ly” productive this month

Lake Keowee can be one of the coldest and warmest lakes to fish during December, depending on where you choose to wet a line. […]

Matt Morgan and Kent Morgan, two crappie pros, have a set game plan for winter fishing, especially on a lake with which they're not familiar.

Take these six tips and catch more winter crappie

Terry Madewell

Crappie fishing is extremely popular in the Carolinas, and what better way to spend the cold months than catching slab crappie. […]

Here are six super tips on catching winter crappie

Terry Madewell

Catch your share of winter crappie with these tips from a couple of pro anglers. […]

The N.C. Marine Patrol recovered 78 stolen crab pots and charged a Chowan County man with a handful of crimes related to their theft.

Chowan County man charged in theft of dozens of crab pots

From News Reports

A Marine Patrol investigation into crab pot thefts in the Pasquotank River that covered 8 months ended in the arrest of a Chowan County man this week. […]

Downsize baits for better winter results on bass, stripers

Tony Garitta

Whether you fish for striped bass or largemouth bass during the winter, most guides and experienced anglers suggest downsizing your fishing lures for more strikes.

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Spots remain available for a Jan. 31 youth-only permit duck hunt in Currituck County.

Permits remain available for youth-only waterfowl hunt in Currituck County

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has a limited number of permits remaining for a special youth-only waterfowl hunt on Jan. 31 on Currituck Sound. […]

Plenty of stripers are hitting topwater baits in the Cape Fear River.

Carolina Beach area fishing continues to be first class in all areas

Jerry Dilsaver

Rennie Clark of Tournament Trail Charters in Carolina Beach said that despite cooler water and air temperatures, fishing around Carolina Beach continues to be pretty hot. […]

Big speckled trout, and lots of them, are being caught around the Murrells Inlet rock jetties.

Murrells Inlet rock jetties are hot spot for great speckled trout bite

Jeff Burleson

Diehard Murrells Inlet anglers with a taste for speckled trout can get enough for Christmas dinner in just a short time at the rock jetties guarding the inlet. […]

One proposed change to fishing regulations for 2015-16 would eliminate the 20-fish daily creel limit and 8-inch size minimum on crappie in portions of the Yadkin River, including High Rock and Tuckertown lakes.

State announces dates for public hearings on proposed regulation changes

From News Reports

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will conduct nine public hearings across the state in January on proposed changes to the wildlife management, game lands and fishing regulations for the 2015-16 seasons. […]

Jay Forest hooked himself in the lip recently while at a camp in the lower reaches of Louisiana's Bayou Black marsh, so he decided to let another camp member try to pull the hook using the old string trick. Watch the video to see if it was successful.

Will the string trick remove a hook from the lip?

Andy Crawford

I’ve had a treble hook jammed into my jawline, so when I heard that Jay Forest, an employee of our sister publication, Louisiana Sportsman, had speared himself in the top lip with a jig hook I had to shiver a bit. […]