Bass Fishing Archives - Page 71 of 155

June 28, 2026

Guide Andy Fox said Lake Hickory’s bass population has exploded with big fish over the past few years.

Lake Hickory heats up

Andy Fox of Claremont isn’t one to look a gift horse in the mouth, especially if it’s got fins, scales and a big mouth. […]

Shearon Harris Lake south of Raleigh produces some great largemouth bass, especially during the prespawn in March.

Shearon Harris Lake bass crank up in March

Dusty Wilson

If you listen closely, you’ll hear a sigh of relief as bass fisherman flip their calendars to find that March and better fishing are right around the corner. […]

It's time for bass tournament anglers to get their schedules ready for the spring.

Bass anglers, it’s tournament time

Brian Cope

Let’s face it, winter is over! Well, it’s close enough to being over to get most bass anglers excited about being on the water, because spring means tournament time for many folks across the state. […]

When weather conditions turn the bass bite off, the Ned rig can be the answer.

How to catch bass with lockjaw

Andy Crawford

The coldest month of the year is here, but you still want to go out and catch some bass. The question is: How? […]

Fishing clear water in the winter is important because most bass are going to be looking up, toward the surface, and they’ll come out of deep water to strike lures.

Clear, deep and steep – For winter bass, remember those three words

David Fritts

When you start talking about where to look for the first bass that begin biting late in the winter, three words should immediately come to mind: clear, deep, steep. […]

The San Diego double jam knot

Tony Garitta

The San Diego double jam knot is preferred by drop-shot fishermen who use fluorocarbon line with their drop-shot rigs. […]

Duke Energy’s Belews Creek Steam Station leaked selenium, a dangerous chemical, into Belews Lake for 11 years after its impoundment, but according to biologists, its effects on the lake’s bass population disappeared years ago.

Selenium toxicity at Belews Lake

Tony Garitta

When Duke Power. created Belews Lake in 1973, fishermen had high expectations about the bass fishery, since new fisheries typically explode with large numbers of fish, though they may be small in size. […]

Lake Norman’s largemouth and spotted bass stay active through the winter, with the first early spawners showing up around beds in late February.

Tactics for Lake Norman’s winter bedding bass

Taylor Pardue

Fishing for bedding bass is a fun tactic when done correctly. The average bass bed holds a male and a female, and though it make take time and patience, both are potential targets. […]

The Marshall Steam Station pulls water from Lake Norman, warms as part of the process of producing electricity, then returns it to the reservoir a mile or so downstream from the NC 150 bridge.

Lake Norman bass fishing is powered by the Marshall Steam Station

Taylor Pardue

Duke Energy commissioned the Marshall Steam Station in 1964 and began commercial operation in 1965. The plant was named for Duke’s former president, E.C. Marshall, and is in Terrell, a Catawba County town west of Lake Norman. […]

Belews Lake provides anglers from Winston-Salem, Greensboro and surrounding areas with a winter bass haven.

The drop zone – Belews Lake’s artificially warm waters invite North Carolina bass fishermen through the winter

Tony Garitta

When bass pro Tim Grein of Winston-Salem fishes Belews Lake, he approaches the 3,864-acre reservoir with a mindset that’s different from when he fishes most other North Carolina waters. […]