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Cape Fear cold stripers
Although there is a moratorium on possessing striped bass anywhere in the Cape Fear River system, a surprisingly good catch-and-release striper fishery exists this month around downtown Wilmington, N.C. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Falls of Neuse Slabs loaded on brush piles, main-channel ledges
Anglers looking for cold-water crappie action will fall in love with Falls of the Neuse Lake near Durham, N.C., especially if they follow the example of Wes Jordan of Redbeard Cats Guide Service, who scans deeper water brush piles and channel edges before dropping a jig to load the boat. […]
Catfish
Lake Wylie’s winter catfish warm to January cold
Most fishermen leave Lake Wylie to duck hunters in January but for guide Rodger Taylor of Rock Hill, S.C., it is a prime month to catch a big blue catfish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Shimano Curado 200 K series
Shimano made some waves in the fishing industry last summer when it debuted its new Curado 200 K series baitcasting reels at the annual ICAST show, where they promptly took home the honor as the best new freshwater reel. […]
Crappie/Bream
These four lakes are great for cold weather crappie
January may be cold in terms of weather and water temperatures, but many crappie fishermen expect to catch quality and quantity of crappies this month. […]
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Get down for trout
A large, dark shadow was visible in a bathtub-sized pool. The pool downstream from where I stood had produced several average-sized rainbow trout for quick release. The shadow was in a tiny pool upstream in the middle of a turbulent riffle. […]
Head for the Mountains
Panthertown Valley is special for wild brook trout fishing
Panthertown Valley is unlike any other trout waters in western North Carolina. But it offers some of the best wild brook trout fishing in the region. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Cool weather=hot fishing
The cooler weather of December does little to slow the fishing activity on the Santee Cooper lakes. Catfish, crappie, stripers and largemouth bass will be biting. Successful patterns certainly change, but in some cases, the fish-catching perks up, especially if anglers retreat to deeper water. […]
Crappie/Bream
Sampling points to healthy crappie population at Shearon Harris Lake
Kirk Rundle, a fisheries biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission, said Shearon Harris Lake is usually sampled every other fall for crappie, with the last sample taken in November 2014. […]
Crappie/Bream
Tie a double uni-knot
The advantages of the double uni-knot for connecting leaders to main lines are: […]