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July 6, 2026

The new striped bass harvest closures will impact more of N.C.'s eastern waterways.

New waters closed to N.C. striped bass harvest

More of North Carolina’s eastern waterways are being closed to striped bass harvest beginning March 29, 2019. […]

Anglers are still catching plenty of shad in the Santee River and the Rediversion Canal.

Shad still biting on Santee’s Rediversion Canal

Even though the herring run has already started in the Santee River and the Rediversion Canal, anglers are still catching plenty of shad on Sabiki rigs. […]

Phillip Bridges of Snow Camp, N.C. caught this 10.69-pound bass in a farm pond on March 23, 2019.

Huge bass surprises farm pond angler

Dan Kibler

Phillip Bridges wasn’t targeting big bass — or even bass at all — when he caught a 10..69-pound largemouth from a farm pond in Snow Camp, N.C. on March 23, 2019 […]

Johnny Wilder caught his biggest bass ever -- this 10.69 pounder, during a tournament at Falls of the Neuse on March 16, 2019.

Falls of Neuse spits out huge bass in tournament

Dan Kibler

A 10.69-pound largemouth bass helped Johnny Wilder and his partner Mike Harris take second place in a bass fishing tournament on Falls of the Neuse Lake on March 16, 2019. […]

Bless the Santee Cooper bass spawn

Terry Madewell

Experienced bass anglers at Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie begin looking for big bass moving into shallower water by late February. […]

Tiny, colorful brook trout are among the most beautiful of all trout in North America, and they aren’t even a true trout, but a member of the char family.

Enjoying those beautiful brookies

Robert Satterwhite

For thousands of years, brook trout had mountain streams to themselves. […]

Jason Dew (bow) and Randall Soles catch two largemouth bass at Sutton Lake.

Sutton Lake’s roller-coaster bass bite

Mike Marsh

After Hurricane Florence breached the dike at Sutton Lake last fall, the Cape Fear River entered the lake and the power plant shut down temporarily. Will 2019 be a good year or bad year for the lake’s bass? Only time will tell. […]

Shearon Harris bass fall for Chatterbaits in February

Craig Holt

Chatterbaits, aka bladed jigs, are killer lures as bass start to stir this month in North Carolina’s top trophy lake, Shearon Harris. […]

Don’t forget rivers for great crappie fishing

Dusty Wilson

Crappie in river systems across the Carolinas get a bit of a jump on their reservoir-bound brethren as spring approaches. Don’t wait too late to fill your cooler this month. […]

Six hot spots for Carolina slabs

Terry Madewell

As the spawn approaches on lakes and rivers across North Carolina and South Carolina, a half-dozen reservoirs stand out as crappie hangouts. […]