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June 26, 2026

Cover: June 2010 (NC) – Bass

North Carolina Sportsman

Pick up bass in unusual places this month. […]

A lower daily creel limit and larger minimum size limit should help the Santee Cooper lakes produce more trophy largemouth bass.

New bass regs are positive for lakes

Terry Madewell

New regulations governing bass fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes went into effect on March 31, 2010. […]

Besides a crankbait, a jig is an excellent lure to fish around deep structure and cover at Lake Reese.

Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden doesn’t claim to be a professional tutor, but he has sufficient evidence to support his claim that little-known Lake Reese provides a favorable environment for learning about offshore structure fishing. […]

On July 1, bass at Jordan Lake will be managed with a 14-inch size mimimum — to promote the harvest of smaller bass and improve growth rates.

Steamy Bass

Craig Holt

Like the old gray mare, B. Everett Jordan Lake ain’t what she used to be — but she’s still pretty good. […]

A crankbait is a tremendous tool for catching bass that have recovered from the spawn and moved out to deeper water. In June, bass are often found in schools, so catching one can mean catching several from the same spot.

Crank your way to a great June bag

Davy Hite

I love to fish crankbaits — I’ve fished them a lot in tournaments as a search bait, to help me find fish, but in June, I fish them not only as a search bait, they’re the baits that do most of my catching. […]

Topwater baits will often produce all day long — not just during early-morning of late-afternoon hours — on Clarks Hill Lake, and Lesley Childers has no problem keeping a big bait walking on the water for extended periods of time.

Top Heavy

Scott Keepfer

On a summer afternoon 10 years ago, fishing with her husband in one of her first-ever club bass tournaments, Anderson’s Lesley Childers got a wild introduction to the ways of the topwater lure. […]

Jordan Lake stripers feed actively at Jordan Lake during May with anglers catching most of them by trolling live bait.

May is top month for Jordan stripers

Craig Holt

May is the best month to fish for striped bass at Jordan Lake, according to a veteran fishing guide. […]

May: something for everybody

Davy Hite

It’s May. Let’s go fishing. Anybody have any questions?
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Striped bass are fired up in an attempt to spawn at the upper reaches of Lake Norman.

Stripers fired up at Lake Norman

Craig Holt

Striped bass only spawn successfully in a few river systems in North Carolina. But landlocked fish that live in a few of the state’s large river-fed impoundments also try to reproduce each spring. […]

Striped bass fishing is about to hit full stride at the Roanoke River.

Peak striped bass run to hit Roanoke soon

Craig Holt

Striped bass fishing for the spring spawning run is about one week from the start of its peak in the Roanoke River near Weldon. […]