Bass Fishing
Fish Kerr Reservoir from shallow to deep for bass
This month, guide Joel Richardson of Kernersville literally fishes Kerr Reservoir, aka Buggs Island from top to bottom, as bass make their way from the creeks into the main lake.
Bass Fishing
Bass Fishing
Calling topwaters
Lookout Shoals isn’t one of the biggest reservoirs in North Carolina, but its relative small size, 1,200 acres on the Catawba River between Lake Hickory and Lake Norman, is a big factor in it being one of the state’s best summer lakes for bass fishing.
Bass Fishing
June is bass jig time
June was once prime time for crankbait fishing at Tuckertown Lake, the 2,560-acre impoundment on the Yadkin River between High Rock and Badin lakes.
Bass Fishing
Follow Falls Lake bass deep
If you like fishing offshore structure for bass, then June is your month, and Falls of the Neuse is your lake. The lion’s share of largemouths will take up residence on deeper drops and ready to feed up after the spawn on schools of passing shad.
Bass Fishing
Key on shad, bream beds
The bluegill and shad spawns add up to a big bonanza for bass fishermen on Lake Wateree this month, according to tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden.
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Hartwell hybrid/striper kickoff
Summer is just around the corner, but fishing for stripers and hybrids is already heating up on Lake Hartwell, according to guide Chip Hamilton of Piedmont.
Bass Fishing
How to catch those bedding bass
This month, anglers will have no problem locating largemouth bass on lakes as long as they’ll look in shallow coves. It’s not uncommon to see areas that stretch for hundreds of yards just full of bass beds cleared out in weedy coves. It will look like craters on the surface of the moon.
Bass Fishing
Sample Kerr Lake’s postspawn topwater bite in late May
One of the best postspawn bass bites in late May at Kerr Lake fires up offshore of small islands along the west side of Nutbush Creek between the Hibernia and Henderson Point ramps, and on the lake’s northern shoreline from Eastland to Butchers creeks.
Bass Fishing
Try “boil-and-oil” cleaning tip for smoother casting
Keeping reels working smoothly helps increase casting distance and helps bass fishermen catch more fish.
Bass Fishing
May: Time to cover lots of water for bass fishing
Many bass fisherman do not like the month of May. Many fish are in a post-spawn funk, and fish tend to be scattered. […]