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March is big-fish month
If there is such a thing as a normal winter, March is the time when big fish of several species bite the best. […]
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Lake Russell produces 3-pound, 7-ounce crappie for paddler
What was scheduled as a meet-and-greet, bass-fishing outing on Lake Russell turned into a perch-jerking event this past Saturday for several members of the Upstate SC Kayak Fishing Club, including Bryan Starks of Simpsonville, who landed a crappie that weighed nearly 3 ½ pounds. […]
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Jordan Lake crappie have made first big move out of deep water
Jordan Lake’s black crappies are migrating out of deep water and have reached staging areas for the coming spring spawn. […]
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Use this unique weedless lure fix
Guide Richard Andrews uses a unique way to create a weedless jighead for fishing creeks along the lower Roanoke River that are infested with bottom snags, usually cypress knees. […]
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Double up for shad
Using a two-jig tandem rig for shad is the way to go in the tailrace of the Cooper River in the early springtime. […]
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Expect more, bigger stripers this year
Fishermen had a great 2014 catching stripers on the Roanoke River, and the great spawn in 2011 should continue the good fishing this year. […]
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Trophies galore
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission defines a trophy brown trout as any fish weighing 2 1/2 pounds or more or measuring 18 inches or longer — according to the N.C. Angler Recognition Program. […]
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Fishing the Catawba Bugger
“Let it sink, twitch the line twice, followed by a long trip to take in the slack,” guide Scott Cunningham said. […]
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Outdoors ministry features fishing events, kids, icons
Rod King began the Outdoor Ministry at Durham’s Ridgecrest Baptist Church nine years ago. […]
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Cold-front finesse fishing
The frequent cold fronts that wash over North Carolina in late February and through March can cause crappie to halt their progression toward the shallows, sink deep into brush or other cover and be hard to catch. […]