With summer causing fishermen and others to look for an escape from the heat, North Carolina’s foothills and mountains offer plenty in the form of smallmouth bass and mountain trout. And according to one guide, the smallmouth fishing in the New River is starting to peak. […]
What soft-plastic creature bait has an oversized, curved, a wide tail, an hour glass-shaped body lined with air pockets and distinctive wings that remind so many veteran bass anglers of a popular Mister Twister soft plastic first introduced in 1976? […]
June has always been one of my favorite months to fish for bass in North Carolina, and not just because there’s usually a great crankbait bite. […]
Most bass anglers are aware of how effective Texas-rigged soft-plastic lures can be for fishing on the bottom, but a few also know they can be just as effective when used at the surface. Sound like a misprint? It’s not. […]
Most local anglers are saying Lake Wateree has had the best bass fishing in memory this spring, and it looks like outstanding fishing is going to transition right into the summer. […]
In the perpetual argument of pedal vs. paddle, one stronghold of the paddler’s camp was river fishing. Many fishermen believe that a pedal drive that hangs well below a kayak won’t fare well in rock-laden waters, especially where current makes boat control even more difficult. […]
The new Okuma Tournament Concept Series bass rods designed by Scott Martin deliver a concise set of tour-ready rods that not only focus on power and sensitivity, but also casting accuracy, maintaining hook hold and supreme balance to ward off fatigue. […]
Staring intently at the swirl along a grass line, Michael Garet of Fleetwood deftly swept his fly line up at a sharp angle and laid a hairy popping bug three feet to the right of a boulder protruding from the bank of the New River. […]
Todd Gibson’s biggest challenge of the day defied him in the shallow waters of Tuckertown Lake’s Newsome Creek. The bass, which maybe weighed a couple of pounds, held tight in a small opening of a thick grass bed. […]
Many bass fishermen dread the time immediately after bass spawn, referred to as the “post-spawn period.” While there are challenges, there are several really good patterns that emerge. […]
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