Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 220 of 290

May 9, 2026

Cool weather has crappie fishermen at Buggs Island Lake looking at many more days of March conditions as April arrives -- and that's fine with guide Bud Haynes.

Look for Kerr Lake crappie to stay deep until water warms considerably

Unusually cold weather notwithstanding, crappie fishermen who want to land the biggest fish of the year should consider visiting John H. Kerr Reservoir. […]

Hickory shad are making their way up the Roanoke River, and the Scotland Neck area has been a hotspot over the past week.

Scotland Neck area is hot spot on Roanoke River for annual shad run

Dusty Wilson

Despite last week’s cool temperatures, the shad run in the Roanoke River is still going strong. […]

Steve Pack caught this big striper in the upper end of Lake Marion, where the striper run is in full swing.

Santee Cooper striper run has finally kicked off

Terry Madewell

What a difference a couple of days can make in terms of a striper run. […]

Roe shad up to 4-1/2 pounds are biting in the Cooper River tailrace below Lake Moultrie for fishermen using light tackle.

Try Santee Cooper tailraces for great shad, herring action

Jeff Burleson

While nonexistent to some and highly-anticipated by others, the late winter shad and herring run along the coastal fringe brings many anglers out of hiding. […]

Steve Pack caught this nice striper in the river near Pack’s Landing.

March is breakout month

Terry Madewell

Fishing is certainly a year-round activity on the Santee Cooper lakes, but March is the month when there is literally something biting for almost everyone. […]

Deep Creek is a jewel of a stream for trout anglers

Robert Satterwhite

Deep Creek is a hotspot for springtime anglers ready to match wits with some nice rainbow trout in a picturesque setting. […]

Trolling with crappie-sized baits producing good catches

Phillip Gentry

Spring break wasn’t really spring-like when I took my son Clay, home from college, out for a fishing trip. […]

Stripers often can be found schooling at the main lake or in the backs of Lake Norman’s feeder creeks during cold months.

Lower end of Lake Norman has been hot spot for stripers, spots, white perch

Craig Holt

Even as winter weather continues to dominate most of North Carolina, fishing success has increased at some freshwater venues, including Lake Norman. […]

Rod Wall of Slab Masters Guide Service on Lake Greenwood said crappie have moved out of deep water and are entering the pre-spawn phase and are suspending in 10 to 14 feet of water near the mouths of tributaries.

Multiple-rod tactics producing lots of Lake Greenwood crappie

Phillip Gentry

Despite cooler and sometimes rainy weather, March is ushering in the spawning ritual for crappie on Lake Greenwood. […]

Guide Brad Taylor is catching big limits of crappie in the mouths of Lake Murray's creeks by tight-lining live minnows.

Crappie fishing at Lake Murray has blasted off in mouth of creeks

Terry Madewell

A full stringer-limit of slab crappie will make a “crappies are biting” believer out of anyone, and guide Brad Taylor of Batesburg is making that crappie-catching connection at Lake Murray. […]