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June 25, 2026

Is it fair to allow more aflluent tournament anglers to buy their own live baits early while others have to catch baitfish the day of a saltwater fishing tournament?

To use live baits or not to use?

Before you finish this month’s column, some readers may think I jumped on their breakfast table and sat down in their corn flakes — on purpose. […]

The National Park Service will allow anglers to keep five brook trout of 7 inches in length per day again this year.

Brookie catches still permitted

Robert Satterwhite

The majority of brook trout streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain open to catch-and-keep fishing at least for another year. […]

If you check the thermocline, baitfish depths and for moving current in a lake during August, they’ll usually be the clues to guide you to more bass.

Be a detective to find August bass

David Fritts

August is an interesting month for bass fishermen in North Carolina. It takes a lot of time and dedication to really hit ’em hard, and it can be a feast-or-famine month — but I like it. […]

A Culprit Water Beetle, used with a fairly heavy jighead, penetrates shallow cover and can be effective when temperatues are warm, even during July and August.

Don’t fish too deep this summer

Dustin Wilks

When fishing during the heart of summer, anglers must understand the thermocline and how it affects fish locations. […]

Randy Rierson of Walnut Cove (left) and Neil Mahaffey of Winston-Salem won the April 28 Carolina Crappie Team Tournament at Tuckertown Lake.

Moser wins High Rock BFL tourney

Tony Garitta

Eric Moser of Salisbury cranked his way to victory at the June 16 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League N.C. Division tournament at High Rock Lake.

His five-fish catch of 15 pounds, 12 ounces was taken with a green crankbait and paid $4,177. […]

Billfish Primer

Bob Goldstein

Six billfishes swim in North Carolina waters — Atlantic sailfish, white marlin, Atlantic blue marlin, shortbill spearfish, longbill spearfish, and swordfish. […]

Jason Todd displays a blacknose shark. Blacknose sharks less than 54 inches in length must be released.

Putting the Bite on Jaws

Jerry Dilsaver

“I already ran over and took a quick look to be sure there were still some shrimpers out — and there were,” Capt Matt Wirt said aboard his Sea Chaser bay boat a sunny August morning last year. […]

Black drum can grow to almost 100 pounds, but those specimens aren’t the sizes found at the shell beds of the Cape Fear estuary.

Paint ‘em Black

Craig Holt

During August at the southeastern N.C. coast, the heat’s usually so intense people don’t bother stopping at cafes for breakfast; they just scoop up fried eggs off the sidewalks. […]

Star-Kissed Catfish

Mike Marsh

The Cape Fear River lowlands become unbearably hot each summer. […]

Big sheepshead may weigh from 6 to 8 pounds, so Cronk tries to sight fish for them, turning their heads upward as soon as they hit.

Made in the Shade

Mike Marsh

Capt. Jeff Cronk is one of the most energetic fishermen along the coast of North Carolina. […]