Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 281 of 290

May 2, 2026

Bluegills are piling into shallow coves at Lake Wylie to spawn.

Bream making waves at Lake Wylie

The bream beds are full at Lake Wylie – and full of more than just bream. […]

An angler caught a northern snakehead May 13 from the Catawba River arm of Lake Wylie. He released it, thinking it was a bowfin.

Invasive Snakehead Caught, Released in Catawba River

RALEIGH — With the May 13 reported catch and release of a northern snakehead in the Catawba River, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are urging anglers to be on the lookout for this introduced, predatory fish. […]

Now that the WRC has separated black and white crappie into separate categories, the white crappie record is waiting to be set. A minimum weight of 1 pound and 8 ounces is required.

White Crappie State Record is Ready to be Broken

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. – Catching a state-record freshwater fish has never been easier. […]

Cover: June 2007 (NC) – Freshwater

North Carolina Sportsman

Lake Wylie’s bass are flocking to new areas and are hitting different baits. […]

Big rainbow trout such as this one caught at the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County are fairly common in hatchery-supported waters.

Things to know about trout

Robert Satterwhite

Here’s a compilation of trivia, information and tips about trout and trout fishing you probably won’t find anywhere else. Some of it might even be useful. […]

The author used a topwater lure to catch this big bass from a lily pad bed at Lake Phelps.

Paradise at Phelps

Mike Marsh

If you don’t live in the northeastern part of North Carolina, Washington County’s Lake Phelps may seem to be a long ride just to go fishing. […]

Two years ago, N.C. anglers had no trouble landing striped bass in the ocean from December through February. Often N.C. boats would reach a limit of striped bass within 30 minutes. During 2007, some N.C. boats headed to Chesapeake Bay to find the fish.

Bugged by Stripers

Bob Goldstein

Theories are rampant as to what caused a major decline in N.C.’s winter striped bass fishery. North Carolina Sportsman asks some experts in this story. […]