Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 254 of 290

May 14, 2026

The Saluda River may not be a trophy bass fishery, but it's a light-tackle paradise. Catches of 50 to 60 fish per day are common.

Set sail on the Saluda’s ‘Kayak Corridor’

On May 8, 2009, the 13.55-mile Greenville Hospital System Swamp Rabbit Tram Trail was opened for business. […]

High Rock Lake is full of crappie, with a good percentage of fish pushing or breaking the 1-pound mark like thes two slab specimens.

Pushin’, Pullin’ & Rockin’

Trolling has become one of the most-effective tactics to catch numbers of crappie and big slabs, but even among trollers, two schools of thought exist as to which presentation is best. […]

Fishermen can tie up near the boating barrier surrounding the dam or anchor off ‘The Wall’ to the left of the hydro station.

During the early 1970s, while actors Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight and Ned Beatty were paddling around the Jocassee and Tallulah gorges filming Deliverance, a 13-year-old outdoorsman by the name of James Couch was busily fishing the nearby Whitewater, Horsepasture, and Thompson Rivers. […]

Spring is the time of year when fly fishers may indulge in some great dry-fly action, as the bugs are on the move.

Davidson’s Dilemma: Cracking the Davidson River for big trout

Richard Bernabe

Ask any dedicated North Carolina fly fisherman about the Davidson River, and you’re likely to get a strongly opinionated reply. […]

Bud Haynes of Clarksville, Va., mines crappie treasures from “trash” in Kerr Lake.

Buggs Island has deep, slab crappie

Craig Holt

April is crappie-fishing time at many large North Carolina reservoirs and 49,500-acre John H. Kerr Reservoir on the N.C.-Virginia border produces some of the biggest slabs in the state. […]

Joel Richardson believes a slot limit would help preserve bass sizes at Randleman Dam lake.

Water authority, Commission tangle over lake rules

Craig Holt

The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority, which controls access to Randleman Dam Reservoir in Randolph and Guilford counties, wants to set creel and size limits for gamefish on the 3,007-acre lake, but a bill introduced in the state legislature has met with chilly reception from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]