Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 214 of 290

May 9, 2026

T.J. Penninger has a big flathead catfish tied up to a floating tetherball after an underwater battle.

Noodling and popular culture

Noodling for catfish has been introduced to the general public through the following productions: […]

Fishermen who know how to use a depth finder can tune their unit to find the ‘thermocline’ around which most stripers will be holding and feeding.

Use the thermocline to your advantage

Guide Preston Hardin said that typically about the middle of the month, a thermocline will set up in the upper part of the lake, and the fish will literally just follow that thermocline as they migrate down the lake. […]

Counting down the right depth is a key to successful livebait fishing for stripers or hybrids in June or any other month.

Countdown to success

Terry Madewell

Both Chip Hamilton and Preston Harden are specific in the presentation of the live herring to stripers and hybrids graphed under the boat. […]

Small, out-of-the-way ponds are often some of the best for targeting bream or shellcrackers with a fly rod.

Locating isolated ponds

L. Woodrow Ross

Fishing on smaller Upstate lakes such as Bowen, Cunningham, Robinson and Cooley is always a good choice, but you will find more competition for the fishing than on remote ponds. […]

Sit-on-top or sit-inside kayaks are good choices for exploring small waters for bream.

Kayak selection

L. Woodrow Ross

Kayak selection is a matter of choice. A good choice for bush-whacking into remote ponds would be a fairly light kayak in the 10- to 11-foot range. […]

Bass pros Dustin Wilks and Dave Wolak will debut "Carolina's Perfect Cast" on the Pursuit Channel in July.

Two NC bass pros will debut fishing show in July

Craig Holt

Two pro bass fishermen from North Carolina are set to debut the first 13 episodes of a North Carolina-based fishing show to be televised on The Pursuit Channel. […]

Guide Brad Taylor is catching regular limits of crappie around deep brushpiles on Lake Murray and said the productive pattern should last several more weeks.

Deep brushpiles producing limits of Lake Murray crappie

Terry Madewell

Limits of slab crappie are being snatched from Lake Murray, and the good news is this productive pattern should last for the next several weeks. […]

Veteran crappie fisherman Bill Brookshire looks forward to the time when Lake Greenwood crappie trade open water for the cool shade under boat docks for the summer.

Lake Greenwood crappie have moved to boat docks

Phillip Gentry

According to Bill Brookshire, an Upstate crappie fishermen, you can tell summer has finally arrived because the boat docks that surround Lake Greenwood are loaded with slabs. […]

The author almost likes catching big bream more than big bass; sometimes, it’s a toss up.

It’s bream time across SC

Davy Hite

I make my living catching bass, but I love to catch all kinds of fish, and nothing brings back good memories like bluegills. […]

Robert Grubbs of Winston-Salem is Salem Lake’s accomplished catfish master, with six flatheads over 40 pounds to his credit, including the lake record.

Uptown fishing on downtown lakes

Walter Taylor

You don’t need a big, expensive boat or a sprawling reservoir to enjoy great summer fishing if you’re a resident of North Carolina’s “Piedmont Triad” region, which includes Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. […]