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October 11, 2026

Recovered from the spawn, bass will get their appetites back in June.

It doesn’t get any better

Across North Carolina, I think June is the best month to fish for bass. When you wake up in the morning this month, you need to take all the vacation time you’ve got and go to the lake. […]

Jordan Lake's postspawn bass are biting in 8 to 10 feet of water.

Despite postspawn, Jordan Lake’s bass are still biting

Craig Holt

Bass fishing on the Raleigh-Durham area’s three big lakes — Jordan, Falls of the Neuse and Shearon Harris — is just about to settle into a normal summer pattern, which means deep water. […]

Artificial frogs can be a very effective lure for big bass during the summer on lakes with a lot of surface vegetation.

Let a frog lead you to big summer bass

Craig Holt

During hot weather, largemouths at many large lakes head to deep water for comfort and baitfish, and anglers who chase them have sporadic success. […]

Casey Ashley, the reigning Bassmasters Classic champion, loves to fish topwater baits on Kerr Lake in June, and his catches reflect that.

The year’s sixth month marks the beginning of a transitional period. Summer arrives on June 21, but there’s a lot of room for crossover, so anglers will do well to mind these margins and make the most of what a day offers. […]

Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden, a confirmed shallow-water fishermen, has taken advantage of the change in High Rock Lake’s bass fishery from an offshore paradise to boat-dock heaven.

Stack the dock at High Rock

Tony Garitta

High Rock Lake, once known for its offshore structure and the 20-pound stringers that came from its deep-water haunts, has changed dramatically as a largemouth bass fishery. […]

The hotter it gets, the deeper in thick cover bass will bury up, places where only a lure like a hollow-body frog can drag them out of.

Froggie went a courtin’…

Brian Cope

Bass fishing in June. Does it get any better? You hit your favorite fishing spot armed with crankbaits, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits; you’re ready to go on a spot you’ve been staying up nights dreaming about. […]

Drew Gregory’s kayak put him in perfect position to catch this nice bass from the Catawba River downstream from Lake Wylie.

Down by the riverside…. A 30-mile section of the Catawba River downstream from Lake Wylie offers excellent bass fishing

Brian Cope

A perfect sidearm cast sent a Chatterbait toward the tree-lined bank, and just before the lure snagged in the low-hanging branches, it hit the surface, then skipped several times like a stone, before sinking close to the bank. […]

Jacob Reome (left) and Gettys Brannon have been whacking the largemouth bass at Lake Murray by being versatile and using a number of different lures when opportunities present themselves.

Keep multiple lures ready for Lake Murray bass

Brian Cope

Largemouth bass are biting on Lake Murray, and as long as anglers don’t mind casting a variety of different lures, they should be able to catch them throughout the day. […]

The blueback herring spawn is a great time to catch bass on a variety of topwater plugs.

A great time to feel blue

Davy Hite

In terms of fishing opportunities, South Carolina is a unique state for a number of reasons, and the presence of blueback herring in a lot of our major reservoirs is a big one. […]

Rapala Shadow Rap

Don Shoopman

Rapala last introduced a jerkbait around 2000. […]

Logan Thurlow kills Greeleyville buck

Deer

Logan Thurlow killed this nice buck during a dog drive in Greeleyville, SC on Oct. 3, 2026. […]

4-year-old kills deer in Wexford, SC

Deer Hunting

Jamison “JC” Hutcherson, 4-years-old, was hunting with his dad Alex and his Uncle Tim during a hunt on Oct. 3, 2026 when the young hunter killed a 138-pound doe. They got into the stand around