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July 21, 2026

Colt Bass shows off a couple of Lake James smallmouth bass, which he said are biting well, especially in the Canal Bridge area.

Lake James smallmouth biting live shad and bright artificials

There’s a chill in the air this week at Lake James, not too many boats on the lake, and plenty of smallmouth bass that are biting. […]

BKB Swim Jigs

Don Shoopman

A Kansas bass angler is doing more than holding his own on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit. […]

The closure is for all anchored, large-mesh gill nets, for both commercial and recreational licensees, due to action required under North Carolina's Atlantic Sturgeon Incidental Take Permit.

Some coastal North Carolina rivers closing to gill nets Thursday

NCWRC Release

Some rivers and creeks in the central coastal area of North Carolina will close to anchored, large-mesh gill nets at 5 p.m. Thursday due to interactions with Atlantic sturgeon. […]

Flounder are hitting live baitfish all along the Carolina Beach shipwrecks.

Hit the shipwrecks for Carolina Beach flounder

Brian Cope

The nearshore reefs and shipwrecks out of Carolina Beach are hotspots for flounder this time of year. Capt. Dennis Barbour of Island Tackle and Hardware typically has a lot of success in those areas and Flounder aren’t the only fish biting, but he said it’s usually among the most consistent bites. […]

Stick close to the bank in the coldest water you find, and you'll find stripers on Lake Russell.

Find cold water for hot striper action on Lake Russell

Brian Cope

With school and deer hunting season in full swing, anglers are finding the boat traffic light and the striper fishing hot on Lake Russell, especially for anglers finding the coolest water and using planer boards to put live herring close to the banks. […]

MotorGuide’s new X5 cable-steered motor has a sleek look to go with its impressive new performance enhancements.

New trolling motors solve old boat-handling problems

Allan Tarvid

One of fishing’s truths is that more casts mean more fish in the boat. And anything that eliminates distractions and saves time helps you make more casts and lets you pay more attention to your fishing. […]

Grouper are just one species of fish that anglers can expect when bottom fishing this time of year.

Bottom fishing heats up out of Southport

Jerry Dilsaver

The Yeah Right swung into position on the anchor rope, and the screen on the fish finder lit up with a mound of fish just above the small ledge. […]

Late September means bull redfish in the Broad River

Redfish on the Broad River give anglers all they can handle

Dan Kibler

Danny Rourk has six rivers within an hour’s drive of his home in Beaufort, but he only fishes one of them. […]

Jacob Reome fishes shallow water with two different lures once the water temperatures drop, even when days are still warm.

Cooling water is good news for Carolina bass anglers

Brian Cope

Largemouth bass in lakes all across both Carolinas are starting to move into shallow-water creeks, following the pods of bait that move up once the water begins cooling off this time of year. […]

A wood-filled creek produced this nice fall bass for the author.

Tough? Go with wood

Dustin Wilks

Fishing shallow wood is about as consistent a pattern as you can find in September. Notoriously a tough month because fish are spread out, September can really test your angling skills. […]