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. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfish
Upstate angler catches 103-pound catfish at Santee
Brad McCall was fishing in the Santee Lakes Catfish Club tournament out of Blacks Camp on Feb. 20, 2021 when he caught a 103-pound Arkansas blue catfish. […]
Crappie/Bream
How does new sonar technology help crappie fishermen
New sonar is no substitute for crappie-fishing know-how, but it might take yours to the next level. […]
Columns
Fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes explodes in March
Santee Cooper is a shallow-water fishing paradise, and it’s tough to beat the skinny water action of March. Multiple species of fish are in spawning mode, with stripers, largemouth bass and crappie in their annual reproductive rituals. […]
Features
Get tied up in fly-tying
Homemade flies will catch plenty of fish and leave you with a special sense of accomplishment. […]
Crappie/Bream
Upper-end creeks produce first good slabs on Kerr Lake
Once March arrives and water temperatures back in the creeks reach 50 to 55 degrees, the wait is over for Kerr Lake crappie fishermen. […]
Mountain Trout
Hatchery Supported trout waters closing Feb. 28 – April 3
The NCWRC will stock almost a million trout between Feb. 28 and April 3, 2021. Those waters will be closed to anglers during that period of time. […]
Crappie/Bream
Santee fishing report: crappie, shellcrackers biting shallow
Crappie and shellcrackers are biting in fairly shallow water during the second week of February 2021. […]
Catfish
Cold weather means big catfish for Dieter Melhorn
Cold and windy days are perfect for drifting to catch catfish. Dieter Melhorn of Cramerton, N.C. shows us the ropes. […]
Catfish
Quality catfish are biting at Fishing Creek
Don’t let cold weather keep you off the water. The catfish are biting just fine at Fishing Creek Reservoir. […]