Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 192 of 290

May 8, 2026

Rob Bennett has swapped the saltwater for Lake Marion's fresher version recently because of the fantastic shellcracker fishing.

Lake Marion shellcracker fishing is top-drawer

The hottest bite on Lake Marion right now is the shelllcracker, which according to Rob Bennett of Lowcountry Inshore Charters, “is on fire.” […]

Try Lake Gaston walleye as a spring alternative

Craig Holt

Try Lake Gaston for something a little different this spring — walleye! […]

Chris Kinyoun of Greensboro caught this 62-pound blue catfish at Badin Lake fishing with guide Chris Hammill.

Badin Lake spits out 62-pound blue catfish

Dusty Wilson

Guide Chris Hammill of Hammill Outdoor Adventure routinely boats fat blue catfish on Badin Lake, but April 20 was a special day, when a client won an epic tug of war with a 62-pound blue. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Federation has created six rock reefs in Lake Norman over the past three years.

Fifth and sixth rock reefs are built in Lake Norman

Jack Horan

Artificial reefs long have been deployed in coastal waters to enhance habitat for fish. They’re made of sunken ships, concrete pipes and old bridge pilings. […]

Guide Rod Thomas said stripers are on the way up the Roanoke River but haven't reached Weldon yet.

Roanoke River stripers still downriver, but headed for Weldon

Craig Holt

The cold snap that ripped through North Carolina late Tuesday may have killed some plants and fruit-tree buds, but it fired up striped bass in the Roanoke River. […]

Glenn "Teach" Corley pulled in this 3-pound Lake Keowee crappie last week.

Big crappie are still deep at Lake Keowee

Glenn Corley

The old saying goes, “Dogwoods in bloom, crappie coming soon,” but on Lake Keowee the crappie are here now, and they are huge. […]

Bridges provide the kind of vertical structure that stripers around the Albemarle Sound area love.

Albemarle Sound fish get special attention

Jerry Dilsaver

Striped bass are one of the few fish managed by specific bodies of water in North Carolina The Albemarle Sound Management Area begins at the Virginia border in Currituck Sound and runs along the western side of the Outer Banks to Eagles Nest Bay, just south of Oregon Inlet. […]