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September 7, 2026

The Outer Banks cobia bite has been as hot as many anglers have seen it in a long time, and it's expected to get even hotter.

Hatteras anglers await next wave of cobia

The winds blew almost 30 mph out of the southwest at the end of this week, putting an end to a great cobia bite off the Hatteras end of North Carolina’s Outer Banks and leaving fishermen looking toward the end of a big four- or five-day blow for the next wave of cobia to arrive. […]

Lowrance’s latest software update includes a surface clarity filter upgrade that allows the fish arches in the top third of this screen to be seen at the low filter setting. The previous filter technology would have required a high enough level of filtering to eliminate them.

What’s in a software update?

Allan Tarvid

Lowrance’s latest software update reminded me that it has been a while since I mentioned how important updates are to all of us — no matter what brand of electronics we run. […]

The harvest season for North Carolina's Delayed Harvest trout waters begins June 3.

North Carolina’s Delayed Harvest trout waters open to harvest June 3

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open 34 trout streams and two lakes classified as Delayed Harvest to trout harvest on June 3 through Sept. 30. […]

Danny Juel (left) and T.J. Nixon (right) pose with the 115-pound wahoo they caught over live bottom in about 90 feet of water out of Little River.

Litte River angler catches 115-pound wahoo

Dusty Wilson

On a bottom fishing trip 43 miles southeast of Little River on April 29, Capt. Danny Juel and the crew aboard the Fish Screamer 3 were busy loading the fish box with triggerfish and vermillion snapper while fishing a ledge in 90 feet of water. […]

An angler fishes a North Carolina mountain stream that’s not designated as a trout stream but can still hold plenty of trout.

So much water to fish

Robert Satterwhite

The early Cherokee marked the beginning of the trout fishing season when trout lilies began blooming along mountain streams in early April. […]

May is a great month for tuna fishing off the coast of the Outer Banks.

Hit the OBX tuna blitz

Dan Kibler

May is the month when bluewater fishermen flock to North Carolina’s Outer Banks for the year’s best chance at doing battle with big yellowfin tuna and their blackfin cousins. […]

A Mother's Day trip with Off the Hook Fishing Charters resulted in one of several nice cobia that Capt. Brian Vaughn's guests have caught lately.

N.C., S.C. anglers catching plenty of cobia

Brian Cope

Anglers in both North and South Carolina are catching their share of cobia, and the fish have not been picky about the baits, lures, or fishing methods. They’ve been biting as long as anglers put something presentable in front of them. […]

How to distinguish between black crappie and white crappie

Brian Cope

North and South Carolina both have black crappie and white crappie spread throughout their waterways, and both species tend to live in the same areas. […]

Shellcrackers will be in the shallows in early May before moving to their deeper, summer spots by the end of the month.

May is on around Santee

Terry Madewell

The Santee Cooper lakes will show anglers a lot of love this month. Almost every species worthy of piscatorial pursuit is active, and combined with the typically pristine weather of May, it’s a perfect time to not only go fishing, but the catching part is simply sensational. […]