Events & Announcements
Nonprofits launch clean water, habitat protection campaign
The Back Your Water campaign allows anglers to show off their favorite waters while helping to keep them clean. […]
Fishing
Freshwater
Cooke family gets hooked on striper fishing
Youth anglers Cody and Hunter Cooke of Rock Hill, S.C. are hooked on striper fishing, after getting their first taste of it last week on the Wateree River. […]
Freshwater
Stripers smashing topwater lures on Wateree River
It’s a great time to hit the Wateree River, where stripers are crushing topwater lures. […]
Fishing
Conservation icon Bridges dies at 87
North Carolina’s outdoor enthusiasts and its wildlife lost an icon May 18, 2021 with the passing of Eddie Bridges. […]
Inshore
Photo of the Week: Linda Hart’s redfish
Linda Hart’s image of her with a Hatteras Island red drum, taken by Jerry Brewer, is our Photo of the Week for the week ending May 21. […]
Offshore
Tony Wilcox’s 43-pound wahoo
Tony Wilcox (Louisville KY) fished out of Atlantic Beach with Luke Foster (NC) May 2020 […]
Freshwater Fishing
Rhodes Pond Dam construction to begin in June
The Rhodes Pond Dam construction project, which has undergone delays for years, is back on track to start in June 2021. […]
Catfish
Lake Wateree catfish report for mid May
Anglers are catching plenty of eating-sized catfish on Lake Wateree with these tips… […]
Mountain Trout
2021 Delayed Harvest season opens June 5
The 2021 Delayed Harvest trout season opens June 5 and runs through Sept. 30 for North Carolina’s 36 designated delayed harvest trout waters. […]
Cobia
Quinn Hughes birthday cobia
Youth angler catches cobia on 14th birthday Quinn Hughes turned 14 years old recently, and his birthday was extra special thanks to a trip he took with Off the Hook Charters in Hilton Head. Quinn