Fishing Hotspots
Neuse River shad providing plenty of action
It’s that time of year to tussle with Neuse River shad, and anglers should note that a little scouting goes a long way. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Fishing Hotspots
Cape Fear River shad run cranks up in March
While the Cape Fear River is best known for the variety of excellent saltwater fishing, but during the spring, it’s all about the shad run. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Murrells Inlet jetties are full of sheepshead
Plenty of sheepshead, including some of the biggest anglers will see all year, are flocking to the Murrells Inlet jetties. […]
Big Bass
Falls of Neuse bass staging for the spawn
Joel Munday of Outdoors Expeditions Guide Service said Falls of the Neuse Lake north of Raleigh and Durham is one of the best lakes in North Carolina for tangling with huge, prespawn staging bass. […]
Bass Fishing
Jordan Lake bass are on the move right now
March fishing for North Carolina’s B. Everett Jordan Lake bass will be strongly weather-dependent. […]
Fishing
Bottom-fishing efforts are productive out of Murrells Inlet
Regardless of the temperature, a good February fishing forecast should always end with light and variable winds for offshore and nearshore fishermen. […]
Fishing
Are Cape Fear stripers on the mend?
It’s still way too early to rush around proclaiming, “They’re back,” but fishermen are seeing striped bass return to the rivers and creeks around Wilmington, N.C. […]
Fishing
Troll big creeks for High Rock’s winter striped bass
Guide Jerry Hill of Lexington, N.C., has some simple advice for fishermen targeting striped bass on North Carolina’s High Rock Lake this month. […]
Fishing
Try Hartwell’s shallows for February trophy stripers
February is a really good time to boat a trophy striped bass on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, according to retired guide Rick Owen, but you have to get a lot closer to the shoreline than you might think to find one. […]
Fishing
Target NC stripers in lower Roanoke River this month
Sportsmen attend boat shows and fishing seminars across North Carolina in February, but if all they do is learn, they’re missing out on some great winter fishing for striped bass on three of the coastal river systems that drain northeast and east-central North Carolina: the Neuse, Pamlico and Roanoke. […]