Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 155 of 290

May 7, 2026

Big, slab crappie bite as consistently during the fall on Lake Marion as they do during the spring spawn.

Deep-water crappie tools

Both Whitey Outlaw and Buster Rush rely on electronics to help them target crappie holding around cover in deep water. […]

in the fall, fish the creeks on Lake Tillery closest to where you found concentrations of bait and bass during the summer.

Summer scouting equals fall fish

Dan Kibler

Dylan Fulk said that bass fisherman can get a head start on great fall fishing during the summer. […]

Improving your river catfishing is as easy as following these 3 steps.

3 tips for catching river catfish

Brian Cope

The Wateree River is a midlands hotspot for catfish anglers, and one of the highlights of this river is that it holds big populations of all three major catfish species. […]

Anglers in Stokes County don't normally get to catch rainbow trout, but they will thanks to stocking in Hanging Rock State Park.

Rainbow trout being stocked in Hanging Rock State Park

Brian Cope

Hanging Rock State Park is getting a boost to its lake on Oct 12. The NCWRC and the NC State Parks Commission is stocking 1200 catchable-size rainbow trout. […]

Tributary creeks are good spots to look for spawning brown and brook trout in the fall.

If it’s brown, it’s down

Robert Satterwhite

In early October, fall arrives in the mountains with the first dull-red coloring of sourwood, dogwood, and sumac leaves. […]

The first Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival is being held Oct 10 in Bryson City.

Bryson City hosting Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival Oct 10

Brian Cope

The Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival will take place this Saturday, Oct 10 in Bryson City on the Tuckaseegee River. […]

A paved parking lot and steps leading to the river make this new public fishing area a great addition to Western North Carolina's South Fork New River.

New public fishing area opened in South Fork New River

Brian Cope

North Carolina anglers have a new place to wet a line thanks to the opening of a new public access area in Watauga County on the South Fork New River. […]

Lake Hartwell produced this trophy striper for Adam Rice during the fall, when they move out of deep water and within range of plenty of fishermen.

When cool means hot – Fall weather brings Lake Hartwell’s stripers out of deep water and into a big feeding zone

Pete Rogers

When it comes to filling a cooler with striped bass from Lake Hartwell, October is a tough month to beat. […]

Guide Buster Rush can load up a stringer with big crappie by fishing a series of several brush piles in deep water.

Stalk fall Santee slabs – Sample Lake Marion’s great fall crappie action

Terry Madewell

The long rod bowed into a deep, inverted “U” as another slab crappie was swung aboard the boat. Guide Buster Rush grabbed his client’s fish and sized it up. […]

A small, square-lipped crankbait is a great choice for bass fishermen on Lake Tillery in October.

Fish fast for fall bass on Lake Tillery

Dan Kibler

Dylan Fulk had his trolling motor on high and his baitcasting rod in perpetual motion, firing casts at just about any piece of visible cover as he worked a bank in Lake Tillery’s Jacobs Creek. […]