Events & Announcements
SCDNR urges anglers to kill snakehead fish
Snakeheads are invasive species and have a severely negative impact on native species. SCDNR urges anglers to kill them immediately. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Events & Announcements
Conservation group holds youth trout-fishing event
A youth trout fishing even is being held this Saturday March 20, 2021 at Yadkin Valley Park. The event is hosted by the Yadkin Valley Chapter of the Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation. […]
Crappie/Bream
Gene Clemmons 3.27-pound crappie
Gene Clemmons of Roanoke Rapids, NC caught this 3.27lb crappie to anchor a 7 fish stringer with his fishing partner Roy Taylor that weighed 15.37lbs. […]
Crappie/Bream
How to find and catch crappie on any lake
You’ll consistently find and catch your share of crappie, even when visiting new waters, with these tips from Sam Seamster of Wild Life Adventures. […]
Freshwater
BIG trout fishing in Cherokee
Cherokee’s waters are full of supersized stockers right now, and anglers are catching plenty of the on Pautzke Bait. […]
Events & Announcements
NCWRC delays Nantahala River trout stocking
Due to emergency repairs taking place on the powerhouse on the Delayed Harvest section of the Nantahala River, trout stocking has been rescheduled from March 5 to March 12, 2021. […]
Fishing Reports
Photo of the Week: Chad Hewitt’s 22-inch rainbow trout
Chad Hewitt from Farmersville, Ohio caught this 22-inch wild rainbow trout with Matt Evans of The Catawba Angler out of Old Fort, N.C. […]
Catfish
Santee upper lake fishing report: catfish in stump fields
Anchoring down in stump fields and using big chunks of cut bait is the key to catching lots of catfish on Santee’s upper lake right now. […]
Crappie/Bream
Freshwater fishing report: crappie biting on brush piles
The crappie are biting consistently, especially around deep brush piles throughout the Carolinas, despite the nasty weather this February has brought us. […]
Mountain Trout
NC Hatchery Supported Trout Waters closing Feb. 28 – April 3
The NCWRC will close the state’s Hatchery Supported Trout Waters from Feb. 28 to April 3 so the agency can stock these waters with almost a million fish. […]