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August 18, 2026

Striped bass, along with several other species, are hitting Alabama rigs being trolled in 20 to 30 feet of water at Lake Norman.

Lake Norman fish starting to stir as water temperature drops

As water temperatures have started to fall, the appetites of Lake Norman’s gamefish have started to rise, according to guide Gus Gustafson. […]

Jason Heitman caught this big white bass in the tailrace below Tuckertown Dam, which has been a real hot spot on Badin Lake in recent weeks.

Tailrace below Tuckertown Dam is producing plenty of fish

Tony Garitta

Moving water is akin to ringing the dinner bell for fish, as Maynard Edwards of Yadkin Lakes Guide Service and a number of his fishing buddies have discovered for the past two weeks while fishing in the Badin Lake tailrace below Tuckertown Dam, catching white bass, stripers and largemouth bass. […]

Mike Colboth, Chris Warren and Ernie Seruya took this 12-foot-2, 820-pound alligator out of the upper end of Lake Marion on Monday, Sept. 16.

Lake Marion produces 820-pound gator that finally dies in hunters’ boat

Brian Cope

Three hunters from Sumter tagged a 12-foot-2, 820-pound alligator on Monday, Sept. 16, while hunting out of Pack’s Landing on Lake Marion. It was an animal that should have measured a good deal longer, but it proved plenty tough in the end — requiring an extra shot after he was in the trio’s boat. […]

Brayden Morris killed this 124-inch 9-point Granville County buck on Sept. 14 -- his second trophy of the short season.

Granville County hunter, 7, takes two trophy bucks in first week of season

Bill Howard

Brayden Morris of Rougemont killed the two biggest bucks of his life the opening week of archery season, taking a 118-inch buck on opening day and a 124-inch buck the next Saturday. The most-interesting thing is, Brayden Morris is only seven years old. […]

The waters around Georgetown have been filled with tarpon the past week or two.

Tarpon make a great showing in Georgetown waters

Jeff Burleson

Great numbers of tarpon sightings and landings in the Georgetown area couldn’t have come at a better time for this past weekend’s annual Lowcountry Tarpon Tournament. […]

Kaleigh Williamson caught this huge blue catfish with guide Chris Orvin drifting the Cooper River.

Cooper River may have South Carolina’s hottest catfish bite right now

Terry Madewell

Many fishermen think spring is the only time to catch big catfish in the Cooper River, but guide Chris Orvin is smoking the big blues right now. […]

Ed Dunnagan, who manages hunting properties to help landowners and hunters increase the numbers of trophy deer, downed this Durham County 11-pointer on Sept. 7, opening day of archery season.

Durham County 11-pointer, taken opening day, green-scores 163 2/8

Craig Holt

Eddie Dunnagan of Durham has managed several central North Carolina properties through his Advantage Outdoors Company to produce trophy bucks for clients. […]

After watching him almost three years, Mitch Adams finally killed his Stokes County trophy, nicknamed "Too Tall."

Northwestern archery season starts too early for “Too Tall” buck

Craig Holt

It took three years and a quirk on the calendar, but the deer that Mitch Adams of King and his twin brother, Matt, nicknamed “Too Tall” finally made a fatal mistake. […]

Capt. Noah Lynk said the Fort Macon area has been a hotspot lately for Spanish mackerel.

Spanish, bluefish showing up in good numbers off Fort Macon

Jerry Dilsaver

The water has only cooled a degree or two, but Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island said it’s been enough to gather Spanish mackerel and bluefish around Beaufort Inlet to devour mullet minnows and other baitfish being swept out on every falling tide. […]