Featured
Top tips for catching walleye from Fontana Lake
The walleye fishing at Fontana isn’t what it used to be, but anglers can still catch their share with these tips. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Featured
New crappie jig has unique features
While so many people continue to ask the question of how to build a better mousetrap, Rockport Rattlers from Chicky Tackle Company has made a better crappie jig with the OutlawMAX Rattling Jig. […]
Crappie/Bream
Try crankbaits for crappie when the fish go deep
When crappie are holding in deeper water, using crankbaits is a good tactic to put them in the boat. […]
Featured
Don’t be quiet – making noise attracts fish
For a lot of anglers, our first fishing memories involve being scolded for making too much noise, whether we were dropping something in the bottom of the boat or just talking. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t give up on January
January may be the coldest month, but it does put some fish into definable patterns that enable anglers make the most of the cold weather that usually greets the new year. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake Wylie’s catfish from a biological perspective
It’s one thing to have fishermen tout a lake as being great for a certain species, but taking a look from a scientific and biological perspective adds depth to that analysis. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Planer boards adapt well for striped bass
Maynard Edwards is one of North Carolina’s supreme tinkerers when it comes to discovering new and effective fishing techniques. […]
Freshwater Fishing
In January, think cold for long-lining Badin Lake crappie
Although long-line trolling is the goal when suspended crappie are the target, it is always possible that a mild December or a series of warm fronts could cause crappie to hang up in the deep brush they’ve been calling home rather than transitioning to open water. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tight-line for tough Badin Lake crappie
“l’ll do whatever I need to do to catch crappie in winter,” said guide Maynard Edwards, and if January turns off bitter cold, that might just mean chasing them all the way to the bottom of Badin Lake. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Not all shallow water is created equal
Guide Joe Dennis consistently catches crappies in shallow water in January, but he said not all shallow water is productive. […]