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The Nantahala River provides great trout fishing opportunities
As the river’s swift water roars through the rugged topography of western North Carolina, it cuts an impressive gorge through the Earth’s crust. […]
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Randleman Dam Reservoir opening delayed until April 1
The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority, citing budgetary issues, decided not to open Randleman Dam Reservoir on the scheduled March 1 date, and will instead wait until April 1. […]
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Is upscale development in Santee Cooper’s future?
Could a high-rise hotel or vacation destination development be in the future for the Santee Cooper lakes? […]
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Cape Fear’s No. 1 spot for blue cats
Jackie Blanchard made a half-circle into the parking lot at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boating-and-picnic area at Lock and Dam No. 1 at King’s Bluff in Bladen County. […]
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Falls’ Slab King
Rod King had six rods spread in a semi-circle at his boat’s bow as he drifted across a big flat in Falls of Neuse Lake’s Little Lick Creek last March. […]
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Spring shad run is a Palmetto State ritual
Springtime shad fishing is one of the Lowcountry traditions that stirs great excitement. No fish garners greater attention by anglers looking for a sure thing than the American shad. […]
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River Runners
A typical female shad, laden with eggs, puts a huge bend in a fishing rod when she turns her slab-sided body — 20 inches long, weighing four pounds — broadside to the current. […]
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Crappie fishing tips for Lake Secession
On Nov. 22, 1860, a meeting was held near the town of Abbeville — at a site since dubbed “Secession Hill” — to launch South Carolina’s secession from the Union, which took place a month later. […]
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Santee Cooper’s ‘March Madness’
For local anglers, the real meaning of “March Madness” has nothing to do with a basketball; it’s actually the fishing that occurs on the Santee Cooper lakes this month. […]
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New State Record brook trout
Until 2010, South Carolina’s brook trout record had gone unchallenged for more than 30 years. Then, it was broken five times last March; the third record in the string — a 2-pound, 14.56-ounce fish — by Wes Coker of Gray Court. […]
