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October 3, 2026

Ronnie Smith holds two largemouth bass, part of the 17.32-pound total he and Mitch Drew landed to top the field at the Sept. 16 High Rock Team Tournaments event.

Raleigh anglers win at Lake Hickory

Chad Craven of Raleigh and Tommy Farley of Colonial Heights, Va., won the Oct. 6-7 Stratos Owners’ Tournament Trail World Championship at Old Hickory Lake, Gallatin, Tenn. […]

Dancin’ Outlaw mates (left) Chris Elliott and Timmy Leroux (center) with Capt. Thomas Wood landed an 800-pound bluefin during 2005.

Blue Gold

Craig Holt

Five years ago, aboard a now-retired 54-foot Atlantic Beach-based charterboat, the Top Hook, a strapping 6-2, 200-pound angler from Raleigh settled into a stern chair for his first tussle with a tuna. […]

Winter is the time anglers need to wear layers of clothing when fishing for muskies at the French Broad River. Gloves are also a good idea.

French Broad Waterwolf

Tim Mead

A large, brown torpedo appeared under the bow of the small john boat, then sank slowly toward the stern. […]

Not only does the Buzzard Bay area hold red drum during the colder months, but black drum, such as this one netted by Matt Wirt, also provide action.

Where Reds Rule

Jerry Dilsaver

As we turned to look where Capt. Matt Wirt was pointing so excitedly, the wake created by the moving redfish was something we couldn’t miss as it spread across the slick water. […]

Cover: December 2006 (SC) – Fishing

South Carolina Sportsman

Bad weather can stack the deck in favor of deer hunters, but saltwater anglers prefer seasonal weather to stack redfish on flats. […]

Stripers provide family fun

Davy Hite

I love to take my family fishing at Lake Murray, my home lake, in December. […]

Amy McFadden of Brown’s Ferry landed this Bull’s Bay red drum during October.

Location secret to winter success

Jeff Burleson

Often anglers can feel as if we’re “fishing in a bathtub.” It’s so common to feel like the fish are nowhere to be found, and a bathtub would be just as good a place to be soaking bait. […]

Winter bass fishing can be productive, especially if the right lures are used and anglers take note of the weather.

Bassin’ can be hot when it’s cold

Richard Bernabe

When the trees become bare, the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, and the water temperature falls below fifty degrees, bass fishing can become a supremely challenging task. […]

“Old” drum, for some reason, are more likely to bite at night, as Lynn Bost discovered.

CALO Fish Tales

Terry Shive

A crescent moon set against a starlit sky, while beautiful to behold, provided scant illumination to the night.Ghost-like gray images of anglers, clad in chest waders, barely were distinguishable as they cautiously inched their way into the rising, turbulent waters of South Core Banks at the point of the island — Cape Lookout. […]