Features
Get tied up in fly-tying
Homemade flies will catch plenty of fish and leave you with a special sense of accomplishment. […]
Mountain Trout
Mountain Trout
Hatchery Supported trout waters closing Feb. 28 – April 3
The NCWRC will stock almost a million trout between Feb. 28 and April 3, 2021. Those waters will be closed to anglers during that period of time. […]
Fishing Reports
Cherokee, N.C. winter fishing with Pautzke Baits
Fishing in the Cherokee area provides some great trout catches, and wintertime means fewer crowds and great fishing. […]
Columns
Hanging up the trout rod
Trout fishing and writing about it come to an end for author Bob Satterwhite. […]
Fishing Reports
Fly fishing the Davidson River
Wild Fly Productions joins up with Brown Trout Fly Fishing to fish western N.C.’s Davidson River, offering tips on how to fish this popular trout hole. […]
Fishing Reports
SCDNR releasing thousands of trout into Saluda River
Thousands of rainbow and brown trout and being released into the Lower Saluda River by the SCDNR throughout the winter months. […]
Fishing
NCWRC looking for mudpuppy sightings
The NCWRC is looking for mudpuppy sightings from anglers. […]
Mountain Trout
Satterwhite retires as Head for the Mountains columnist in Carolina Sportsman.
How can Bob Satterwhite be replaced? It’s not likely he can be. […]
Columns
Welcome the winter for mountain trout
Winter is a time of stark beauty in the mountains, a time when the dominant colors are blue, gray, brown and black, when streams run full and clear and icy cold and when a warm, sunny day is an event and a blessing for a trout fisher. […]
Mountain Trout
Surplus trout coming to 38 N.C. impoundments
This winter, 38 of North Carolina’s waterways will receive a total of 60,000 surplus brook, brown, and rainbow trout from NCWRC. […]