Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 85 of 290

May 4, 2026

N.C. Coastal rivers fishing report from NCWRC

This is the weekly North Carolina coastal rivers fishing report, compiled from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]

Roanoke River spring striped bass run is unmatched

Mike Marsh

You can’t beat the spring spawning run of striped bass in North Carolina’s Roanoke River. […]

Russell guide has two tactics for April crappie

Pat Robertson

There are two excellent tactics for crappie in April on South Carolina’s Lake Russell, according to guide Wendell Wilson of Elberton, Ga. — one for numbers and one for quality. […]

Rainbow trout make up about 40% of the trout that North Carolina stocks in its hatchery supported trout streams.

Trout season opens April 4 in NC stocked streams

Carolina Sportsman

About 1,000 miles of North Carolina’s mountain trout streams that were closed on Feb. 29 for stocking will reopen on Saturday, April 4, at 7 a.m. […]

Troll up a Lake Greenwood crappie

John Gribb

Anglers catch plenty of Lake Greenwood crappie this month by trolling with multiple rods of varying lengths. […]

Targeting panfish from a plastic boat

Phillip Gentry

Kayak anglers looking for an early spring bite will find it from a variety of panfish in waterways across the Carolinas. […]

NCWRC closing hatchery-supported waters Feb. 29

NCWRC Release

North Carolina’s hatchery supported trout waters will close on Feb. 29 to allow the NCWRC to restock with more than 900,000 fish. The season will open April 4. […]