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April 29, 2026

Guide Robbie Hall and daughter Lauren ran into this nice red in the marshes around Swansboro.

Hungry marsh reds have plenty of options on central NC coast

Think about freshwater gamefish that try to eat topwaters, soft-plastic lures and live baits: largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, bream and stripers, to name a few. […]

Bass pro Brad Staley said bass head to Randleman Lake’s offshore structure in June.

Randleman Lake bass head to structure

Tony Garitta

Bass pro Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden, N.C., said June is one of his favorite months to fish for bass at Randleman Lake, the 3,007-acre reservoir governed by the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority, one of his home waters. […]

Lake Wylie is home to a great population of nice blue catfish, as guide Rodger Taylor (right) can attest.

Follow Lake Wylie’s blue catfish

Pat Robertson

Guide Rodger Taylor of Rock Hill, S.C., said that catching blue catfish on Lake Wylie this month can be great. But you need to be flexible. […]

Guide Colt Bass said plenty of quality Lake Hickory stripers will be caught this month as the spawn winds down.

Lake Hickory stripers moving

Tony Garitta

Guide Colt Bass of Collettesville, N.C., said May is a productive month for quality stripers at Lake Hickory on the Catawba River system. […]

Spring king mackerel run thrills N.C. fishermen

Jerry Dilsaver

In the springtime, North Carolina anglers get the treat of having king mackerel show up within casting distance of anglers in boats, on piers, and even from the beach. […]

Brightly colored redbreast sunfish are plentiful in the Edisto River.

Edisto River swamps are full of nice redbreasts

Brian Cope

A variety of methods will help anglers catch plenty of redbreast on the Edisto River in the springtime. […]

Floating boat docks will yield a lot of big crappie to Kerr Lake fishermen in May after the spawn and before fish reach summer holding areas.

Shoot Kerr Lake’s on-the-move crappie under docks

Dusty Wilson

Although most crappie fishermen regard early spring and the prespawn period to be the best fishing of the year, guide Chris Bullock of Fountain, N.C., holds May in high esteem for sheer numbers of fish and the pleasure of using a unique approach. […]

The four major rivers that all meet just upstream from Georgetown, S.C., feature enough brackish water to attract spring redfish.

Georgetown’s rivers can be redfish havens

Jeff Burleson

By May, spring fishing is going full bore inshore and offshore, and that includes fishermen who barely think about anything except redfish. […]

Guide Preston Harden said May is a great month to do battle with a really nice striped bass on Lake Hartwell.

Lake Hartwell bass fishing is hot

Pat Robertson

“Fishing really gets cranked up on Hartwell in May,” said Harden, who runs Bucktail Guide Service from his Commerce, Ga., home. “I might be partial, but I think it is the best striper/hybrid fishing lake there is. We are just getting hot with schools of fish everywhere now — and Hartwell has some really big stripers.” […]

Big cobia invade the waters around Cape Lookout in May as they prepare to spawn in June.

Cape Lookout cobia set for a May arrival in nearshore waters

Craig Holt

For anglers who want to catch potentially huge, tenacious, great-tasting saltwater fish in nearshore waters along North Carolina’s central coast, cobias fill the bill, especially in May. […]