Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 216 of 290

May 9, 2026

Jackson County features a number of excellent trout streams, and tourism promoters have used that as a campaign to attract visitors.

One county’s trout magic

Jackson County is a rising star in the world of trout fishing. It has the longest and most popular delayed-harvest waters in the state. […]

Guide Sam Jones said the recent rains and rising waters have set the brown and rainbow trout bite on fire at Lake Jocassee.

Spring trout bite at Jocassee finally on as lake approaches normal level

Phillip Gentry

Trout fishemen at Lake Jocassee who have been waiting on the spring trout bite to turn on need to wait no longer. […]

Don’t hesitate to switch styles, colors and sizes of mini-jigs to see what crappie have a taste for on any particular day.

Experiment with lure choices

Jeff Burleson

Crappie feast on small fish most of the year, and while live minnows tend to always provoke a strike, small jigs are an excellent alternative. […]

Trolling is a productive way to catch walleye once the water warms and fish move into deeper areas.

Trolling for walleye

Phillip Gentry

Trolling for walleye is a productive tactic that more resembles what southerners view as the northern style of walleye fishing. […]

A quality depth finder is a key to being able to locate and recognize deep structure that’s holding crappie.

Utilize your C.I.A. — Crappie Intelligence Apparatus

Jeff Burleson

For today’s angler, the advances in technology have improved the chances to gain valuable intelligence about the water. […]

Walleye are believed to have become established in Fontana Lake from native fish when the Little Tennessee River was impounded.

Fontana walleye? Where did they come from?

Phillip Gentry

Fontana Lake is a TVA reservoir impounded by Fontana Dam on the Little Tennessee River located in Graham and Swain counties in North Carolina. […]

When crappie move into deeper water after the spawn, they are more apt to bite in the middle of the day and not just in periods of low-light.

The weather and sunlight factors

Jeff Burleson

Deep-water jigging for crappie can sound intimidating to the angler conditioned to chasing spawning fish in shallow water, yet many of the variables and difficulties involved in finding and coaxing crappie to cooperate dissolve during the post-spawn period. […]