Features
Get tied up in fly-tying
Homemade flies will catch plenty of fish and leave you with a special sense of accomplishment. […]
Freshwater Fishing
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. […]
Freshwater
Stripers are biting strong across the Carolinas
Striper anglers are catching plenty of fish on numerous lakes across the Carolinas, and white perch are mixed in as a bonus. […]
Fishing Reports
Roanoke stripers biting in unlikely places
The Roanoke River is flooded out of its banks, but the stripers are still hungry and biting. But right now, you’ll catch more in the flooded trees than open water. […]
Crappie/Bream
Lake Hartwell winter crappie fishing report
Crappie are biting on Lake Hartwell, even on the coldest days, especially around boat docks and brush piles. […]
Catfish
Why do the Carolinas have Arkansas blue catfish?
Blue catfish are among the most popular freshwater gamefish in the Carolinas. Here’s why some anglers call them Arkansas blues. […]