Freshwater
Umbrella Rig fishing for stripers
As temperatures cool down in late October, the umbrella rig becomes a major force for striper fishing in Carolina lakes. […]
Fishing Reports
Bass
Bass fishing
I threw in a Rooster Tail and it bit. –Kolton Burnett
Flounder
Courtney Swink catches 7+ pound flounder
Courtney Swink was fishing the Atlantic Beach area during North Carolina’s 2026 recreational flounder season and caught a 7+ pound flounder. […]
Offshore
David Ashman catches new NC state record cubera snapper
David Ashman of Mohnton, PA caught North Carolina’s new state record cubera snapper, an 85-pound fish on July 31, 2026. […]
Bass
5-year-old catches pond bass
Allen Kibler, 5, of Mocksville, NC caught this nice bass in August 2026 from a Yadkin County farm pond. […]
Offshore
Andrew Kibler catches sailfish out of Oregon Inlet
Andrew Kibler of Mocksville, NC was fishing aboard the charter boat WIDESPREAD out of Oregon Inlet when he caught a nice sailfish. […]
Bass
Zach Neill’s Lake Junaluska largemouth
Zach Neill was fishing at Lake Junaluska on Aug. 7, 2026 when he caught this 6+ pound largemouth bass on a Megabass Sleeper Gill. […]
Bass
Brantley Hawkins’ Wilson County bass
Brantley Hawkins, 7-years-old, caught this nice bass in Wilson County, NC. […]
Bass
John Simmons’s big bass
John Simmons caught this nice bass in Randolph County, NC. […]
Fishing Hotspots
August fishing report for southeastern North Carolina
For Capt. Jot Owens of Jot It Down Fishing Charters in Wrightsville Beach, sheepshead are worth pursing in August for more than one reason. […]