Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 168 of 292

July 11, 2026

Wild trout in backcountry streams are not always pint-sized. Without much regular fishing pressure, fish like this rainbow can grow to trophy sizes.

Go off the beaten path for North Carolina’s mountain trout

Western North Carolina contains some of the most remote places east of the Mississippi River, with absolutely breathtaking views from every angle. […]

Cover: May 2015 (SC) – Striper

South Carolina Sportsman

Cobia invade nearshore reefs along the Grand Strand and Lowcountry bays this month, while hybrid bass are on fire at Clarks Hill Lake. […]

Striper fishing in the Roanoke River downstream from Weldon is just getting into full-swing as the keeper season, extended for three days, prepares to end.

Roanoke River striper run just getting ready to peak

Craig Holt

Striped bass fishing is beginning to hit its stride in the upper reaches of the Roanoke River, according to guide Richard Andrews of Bath. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will allow the harvest of striped bass in the Roanoke River Management Area for three extra days.

Commission adds three days to 2015 Roanoke River striper harvest season

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will extend the striped bass harvest season in the Roanoke River Management Area until midnight on Sunday, May 3, 2015. The season had been set to expire by rule on April 30. […]

South Carolina's Lake Jocassee produced a 26-inch, 9 1/4-pound brown trout for a Gastonia angler last weekend.

Gastonia angler lands 9 1/4-pound brown trout in South Carolina mountain lake

Phillip Gentry

Each spring, die-hard anglers look forward to brown and rainbow trout returning to the main-lake area of Lake Jocassee. […]

Badin Lake fishermen have been relying on Carolina rigs to catch big blue catfish.

Carolina rigs aren’t just for bass anymore

Tony Garitta

The Caroling rig, a bottom-dragging rig for offshore structure-fishing originally intended for largemouth bass, has become popular when used in conjunction with live or cut bait for catching big blue catfish, especially on Badin Lake. […]

A Gastonia, N.C., angler landed a 9 1/4-pound brown trout last weekend at Lake Jocassee.

Lake Jocassee spits out 9 1/4-pound trout for North Carolina angler

Phillip Gentry

Each spring, die-hard anglers look forward to brown and rainbow trout returning to the main-lake area of Lake Jocassee. […]

Mike Parrott caught this hefty crappie trolling a jig in one of Lake Wylie's creeks.

Longline trolling in Lake Wylie’s creeks producing great crappie catches

Terry Madewell

The crappie fishing at Lake Wylie has been hot and cold this spring – just like the weather – but one crappie fishermen has the formula to produce plenty of action. […]

Retired guide Gene Bell of Rock Hill caught the biggest blue catfish of his life in the Santee Cooper Diversion Canal last Thursday, a 94-pounder.

Retired Santee Cooper guide decks 94-pound blue cat in Diversion Canal

Phillip Gentry

Over 40 years of fishing, including 23 years spent as a guide, the biggest catfish Gene Bell managed to wrestle from the waters of Santee Cooper was a 74-pound fish. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has a plan to replace the 168,500 rainbow trout killed in an act of vandalism at a fish hatchery two weeks ago.

Commission has plan to meet stocking goals in wake of hatchery trout kill

NCWRC Release

Responding to the recent fish kill at the Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has implemented a plan to meet goals for stocking numbers and size of catchable trout as scheduled in 2015. […]