Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 209 of 290

May 9, 2026

Smallmouth bass have been killing small, soft-plastic lures on the New River in between the recent rains.

New River, NW trout streams still productive despite high water

Summer’s recurring rains have shortened fishing time at trout streams and the New River in northwestern N.C., but float trips can be productive and, with good weather for a couple of days, anglers can have fun with smallmouth bass and trout. […]

Abigail Johnson of Charlotte, 11, caught this bream fishing at the McDowell Nature Preserve on the shores of Lake Wylie.

Mecklenburg County parks full of fishing opportunities

Brian Cope

Numerous fishing spots dot the landscape of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, offering urban anglers a chance to wet a line without having to set aside a whole day for it. […]

Fly-fishing baits for bream

Phillip Gentry

While the lion’s share of bream across North Carolina fall prey to natural baits, many fly-fishing enthusiasts turn to bream during the summer when trout can be less then cooperative. One of the most popular lure choices is Accardo’s Ligon Bream Killer. […]

Guide James McManus targets rock bass around the rocks around the dam on Wolf Creek Lake during the summer.

East Fork reservoir basics

Phillip Gentry

Often overlooked as fishing destinations, Wolf Creek Lake, Tanasee Creek Lake, Bear Creek Lake, and Cedar Cliff Lake are small impoundments of the East Fork of the Tuckaseegee River that are hardly remote by today’s standards but remain off the beaten path. […]

The Waccamaw silverside, known to locals as a “skipjack minnow” is a forage fish native to Lake Waccamaw and a favorite food for the lake’s white perch.

Match the hatch

Mike Marsh

This Waccamaw silverside or skipjack minnow is only native to Lake Waccamaw and the Waccamaw River and is a primary prey species for white perch and other game fish. […]

A two-man minnow seine is a great way to gather, fresh, native bait at Lake Waccamaw.

Frisky minnows catch finicky fish

Mike Marsh

Sometimes, when Lake Waccamaw’s white perch are hard to find or in a finicky mood, Rick Neisler uses a seine to catch minnows to use as bait. […]

Guide Buddy Bouknight and his parties have been limiting out on Lake Murray stripers within an hour or two most mornings.

Striper fishing at Lake Murray is as hot as August weather

Terry Madewell

Saying striper fishing is as hot as the South Carolina August weather is a bold statement, but one that is true, at least right now at Lake Murray. […]

Spinnerbaits are producing plenty of late-summer bass on windy days on Badin Lake.

Perch, bass, catfish making fishermen happy on Badin, Tillery

Craig Holt

Fishermen are catching a variety of species at Badin Lake and Lake Tillery, two impoundments on the lower end of the Yadkin/Pee Dee river system. […]

Chuck Porter has been catching plenty of big blue catfish during a great catfish bite recently on Lake Wateree.

Up and down water levels at Wateree haven’t hurt catfish bite

Terry Madewell

With all the water flowing through the Catawba River system this year, the reservoir at the bottom of the chain, LakeWateree, has literally had an up and down year in terms of water levels, but the catfishing has been great. […]

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission staffers help plant aquatic vegetation at one of 13 fenced-in areas they hope will stimulate growth around Randleman Dam Reservoir.

Commission finishes aquatic vegetation work at Randleman Dam Reservoir

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently partnered with the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority to enhance aquatic vegetation in Randleman Reservoir, a 3,000-acre reservoir located in Randolph and Guilford counties. […]