Crappie/Bream

Let LED’s light up your night

Not all lights for after-dark fishing are created equal, and variables such as style, color and brightness require choices. Rango Plemmons has been fishing for crappie at night since 1970 and has seen a thing or two about lights. […]

Crappie/Bream

Brush up on summer slabs

Just because the spring crappie spawn is over doesn’t mean you can’t catch plenty of slabs. They are congregating around deep brush piles, and more predictable now than at any other time of year. […]

Catfish

6-year-old lands 71-pound catfish on Pee Dee River

Six-year-old Lindsey Edge of Laurel Hill, N.C. caught a 71-pound blue catfish on May 10 at the base of the Blewett Falls Dam in the Pee Dee River at Norwood, N.C. Few anglers ever catch or even see a fish this big in person. But, it happened for Edge, who spends many hours with her father, Ira Edge on the water every year.  […]

Crappie/Bream

Yak Attack Hawg Trough Mounting Kit

One of the biggest differences between a powerboat and a kayak when it comes to entering fish in a tournament is the use of a livewell. Since paddlers use cameras to capture photos of caught fish, having a handy measuring tool at your fingertips is a must. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Trout tagging 101

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission implants elastomer tags into cheeks of all rainbow and brown trout stocked into Apalachia Lake.  […]