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. […]
Striper
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. […]
Newsletters
2021 striped bass harvest seasons established on Roanoke River
The NCWRC has released the striped bass harvest seasons for both stretches of the Roanoke River. Each season is seven days long. […]
Fishing Reports
Bryan Buckner’s Lake Hartwell striper
Bryan Buckner of Saluda, NC caught this striper while fishing Lake Hartwell on Dec. 21. “Happy New Years.” […]
Fishing Hotspots
Bird-watching can lead to great Albemarle sound striper fishing
Albemarle Sound stripers are on fire in January. […]
Fishing Reports
Layla Jones’ Roanoke Rapids striper
Layla Jones with a Roanoke Rapids Lake Striper. Caught November 13,2020. […]
Bass Fishing
It’s striper time on the Santee Cooper lakes
Santee Cooper’s 2020 striper harvest season opened on Oct. 1, and the fish are biting like mad on live bait and artificial lures. […]
Newsletters
Clarks Hill stripers, hybrids are tearing up topwater lures
Clarks Hill’s stripers and hybrids are in a feeding frenzy, and anglers are catching big numbers of them on topwater lures close to the Lake Russell dam. […]
Newsletters
NC angler catches 31-year-old Roanoke River striper
While fishing on the Roanoke River earlier this year, Clark Purvis of Hobgood, NC caught a tagged striped bass that NCDMF said is 31-years-old. […]
Fishing
NCWRC, DMF release striped bass stock reports
The NCWRC and NCDMF recently released a study on the status of North Carolina’s striped bass stock. […]