Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 279 of 292

July 17, 2026

A hatchery worker displays one of the trophy-size brook trout regularly stocked in Cherokee Enterprise Waters.

Cherokee bolsters trout program

Prompted in part by one of its worst fishing seasons in recent history, Cherokee fishery officials are planning a major upgrade of the tribe’s popular fishing program. […]

Cold Slab Trolling

Phillip Gentry

While the weather outside may be the coldest of the year, crappie anglers can enjoy some of the year’s hottest action at Jordan Lake. […]

Striped bass have been feeding at the surface early and late for the past 10 days at Lake Marion.

Lake Marion striper action has been hot

Dan Kibler

Low water levels may be keeping some fishermen away, but the fishing on the Santee Cooper reservoirs has been a knockout the past week or so. […]

Buck Strikeleather with his state record, 1-pound, 13-ounce white crappie caught in Lake Norman on Dec.9.

White Crappie Record Broken

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 8) — Brian (Buck) Stikeleather of Stony Point broke the white crappie state record on Dec. 9 after reeling in a 1-pound, 13-ounce fish from Lake Norman.
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Cold weather brings hot catfish action at Wateree

Dan Kibler

Blue catfish haven’t minded the recent snap of cold weather – at least at Lake Wateree.
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Just prior to Christmas, over 1,000 brook, brown and rainbow trout were stocked at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville.

Trout Fly-fishing Clinics Scheduled for January and February in Fayetteville

From News Reports

Many fly-fishing enthusiasts received a great Christmas present of more than 1,000 catchable-sized brook, brown and rainbow trout that arrived just before Christmas at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville. […]

A good vise is the first thing any prospective fly-tier should consider when thinking about taking the plunge into tying your own trout flies, bass poppers or redfish streamers.

Good gear is fly-tier’s No. 1 need

Phillip Gentry

At some time during the frozen doldrums of mid-winter, when most anglers are merely trying to maintain dominion over their sanity, the ardent fly fisherman takes up fly-tying. […]

Darryl Smith of Rock Hill has put his clients on 17 world record fish — most of them line-class, youth or age-group — since he started concentrating on catching big flathead, blue and channel catfish.

Bitten by the Catfish Bug

Jim Casada

There was a time when Rock Hill’s Darryl Smith was a true sportsman and guide for all seasons. He guided deer and turkey hunters, bass and striper fishermen, and he was about as versatile a guide as you could find. […]

Big-water streams such as the Nantahala River are more productive than smaller streams during the winter.

Winter arrives at high country

Robert Satterwhite

Winter comes to the mountains in muted shades of gray, green and brown.

Except for evergreens, trees have been stripped of their leaves, leaving only bare, twiggy branches. It’s a stark and different kind of beauty here in the winter. […]