Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 148 of 290

May 7, 2026

Stripers are just one species of the mixed bag coming out of Lake Thurmond in the cold weather.

Winter Wonderland – Lake Thurmond giving up plenty of fish

Lake Thurmond is giving up a mixed bag to anglers who are braving the cold weather. Catches include everything from white perch, crappie, stripers, hybrids, largemouth, and flathead catfish, and all these fish are mixed in together chasing schools of bait throughout the lake. […]

Catching catfish in the winter can be a little tougher than at other times of the year, but these tips from Zakk Royce will help.

Catch more winter catfish with these tips

Brian Cope

Catfish can be a little tougher to catch when the water temperature gets bitterly cold, but anglers can still put together a good pattern that will put cats in their boat, even if it is at a slower pace than at other times of the year. […]

Fly fishing classes, as well as other outdoor-related courses will be held at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education throughout the month of March. All courses are free.

NCWRC hosting fly fishing, other skills workshops throughout March

North Carolina Sportsman

The NCWRC is hosting 14 outdoors-related programs at the Pisagah Center for Wildlife Education in Transylvania County throughout March. The events are free, open on a first-come, first-serve basis, and require pre-registration. […]

Zakk Royce, the North Carolina blue catfish state record holder, will be giving a seminar tonight at 6 p.m. at the Cary Bass Pro Shops.

Record catfish holder to speak at Bass Pro Shops in Cary tonight

Brian Cope

I met Zakk Royce about a month after he set the new North Carolina state record for blue catfish. After discussing my personal best, 76-pound catfish (which is almost 30-pounds lighter than his record fish), I joked that maybe soon I would catch a bigger one, and break his record. […]

The NCWRC is considering stocking redfish into Hyco Lake.

Red drum fishing – on Hyco Lake?

Brian Cope

The NCWRC is considering stocking red drum into Hyco Lake. It’s okay if you want to read that sentence again. Yes, THAT Hyco Lake. The freshwater one that’s 3-hours away from saltwater. […]

According to Richie Wimmer of Cross, finding baitfish congregated in deep water will often lead anglers to plenty of nice blue cats.

February is moving time – Most fish begin to head shallow or upriver

Terry Madewell

Ol’ Man Winter may still have his icy hand on the weather on occasion, but by February, some fish species on Santee Cooper are a bit too shallow-minded to care. […]

Bass fishing in February often improves later in the day after the sun has a chance to warm the water.

How timing plays into February bass at Santee Cooper

Terry Madewell

Guides Kevin Davis and Linwood Thornhill agree that the better bass fishing in February will be later in the day, but that’s not always when they start. […]

Work the edges of creeks and channels that cut through shallow flats to find February largemouths.

Think shallow in February for Santee Cooper bass

Terry Madewell

Linwood Thornhill said that in most years — 2015 being an exception because it was so cold — largemouth will make a move toward the shallows late in the month. […]

This time of year, anglers will find crappie near structures like dams, bridges, and riprapped banks.

Don’t neglect those dam crappie

Phillip Gentry

B’n’M Poles pro-staffer Kent Driscoll suggests crappie fishermen looking to warm up on some cold-water crappie need to head to the nearest dam or sizeable riprapped bank. […]

Shooting a jig back under a dock and letting it fall slowly to the bottom is a great winter technique for finding and catching slab crappie.

Shoot winter boat docks for South Carolina crappie

Phillip Gentry

As they do in spring and summer, boat docks provide structure, cover, food and a variety of water depths so crappie can find comfortable water temperatures during the winter. […]