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Went on a fishing trip and a deer hunt broke out
Capt. Dennis Barbour of Island Tackle and Hardware was heading to a nearshore reef to do a little fishing when he encountered a deer swimming far from shore. […]
Fishing
Fishing
5 tips for crankbait fishing
Crankbaits are great baits for largemouth bass, and the fall is a great time to use them. These lures don’t require any special techniques when reeling them in, they cover lots of water quickly, and crankbaits are available to cover any water depths. […]
Catfish
3 tips for catching river catfish
The Wateree River is a midlands hotspot for catfish anglers, and one of the highlights of this river is that it holds big populations of all three major catfish species. […]
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Rainbow trout being stocked in Hanging Rock State Park
Hanging Rock State Park is getting a boost to its lake on Oct 12. The NCWRC and the NC State Parks Commission is stocking 1200 catchable-size rainbow trout. […]
Freshwater Fishing
If it’s brown, it’s down
In early October, fall arrives in the mountains with the first dull-red coloring of sourwood, dogwood, and sumac leaves. […]
Inshore Fishing
Paddle up a Saluda trout
The prospect of catching trout below Columbia seems far-fetched. They are native to the mountainous areas of Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and even the extreme mountain reaches of Georgia and South Carolina. […]
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Bryson City hosting Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival Oct 10
The Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival will take place this Saturday, Oct 10 in Bryson City on the Tuckaseegee River. […]
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New public fishing area opened in South Fork New River
North Carolina anglers have a new place to wet a line thanks to the opening of a new public access area in Watauga County on the South Fork New River. […]
Fishing
SCDNR announces 2 more WMA closures, 1 lake closure
The SCDNR has closed Lake Ashwood in Lee County because of damage suffered during the recent storms and because of the potential for danger from high volumes of incoming water. […]
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Flooding in Grand Strand raises questions about local fishing
With all the flooding along South Carolina’s coast and inland, how long will it take for the fishing to get back to normal? […]