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September 16, 2026

New technology available for marine electronics can make trolling for crappie a snap.

Eye in the sky makes trolling easier

One troublesome aspect of fall “tight-line” deep trolling for crappies at Jordan Lake is trying to keep a boat “in the slot.” […]

Solar Bees may help sting Jordan fish kills

Craig Holt

A program by the N.C. Division of Water Quality to help prevent algae blooms in Jordan Lake may also help prevent fish kills. […]

The break between the Continental shelf and Continental slope lies roughly between 70 and 80 fathoms off the North Carolina coast.

Fishing the break

Jerry Dilsaver

What exactly do fishermen mean when they say they are “fishing the break?” […]

Speckled trout can be caught around the same oyster rocks as redfish; they can also be targeted outside of creek mouths and on points in New River Inlet.

Even when he’s targeting a really good bite on big red drum, guide Ricky Kellum always has his finger on the pulsed of the New River’s speckled trout, and October brings with it opportunities to catch them in New River Inlet. […]

Fishermen in boats can often run into schools of bull reds feeding off the beach, out of casting range of surf-bound anglers.

Bulls just off the beach

Bryan Bowers

Not all mullet run against the beach, and not all reds come to the beach to feed. During the fall, mullet will form large schools in nearshore waters, and bull reds take advantage of the smörgåsbord. […]

Stay on the move

Jeff Burleson

Fishing for speckled trout in the fall can in South Carolina waters can be extremely productive, but trout often move from spot to spot over the course of a day, and anglers need to be just as mobile. […]

Find black drum near the bottom in the fall, and you’ll likely catch speckled trout a few feet above them in the same general area.

Find indicator species

Jeff Burleson

As large schools of shrimp invade Murrells Inlet, many species of fish will show up to fatten up before winter arrives. […]

Lake Norman anglers can't do without a Sabiki rig when it comes to catching every species of gamefish imaginable.

Sabiki rigs working over various Lake Norman species

Craig Holt

Lake Norman, like many other reservoirs in North Carolina, has seen major changes in its fish species. […]

Brian Hudson, Ricky Moore and Ryan Hardee boated this 95-pound wahoo while fishing for king mackerel out of Beaufort Inlet on Oct. 3.

Huge wahoo was big surprise for king mackerel fishermen

Dusty Wilson

Three fishermen made the right call when they left the nearshore waters of Beaufort Inlet after trolling for king mackerel on Oct. 3 to head offshore to a piece of livebottom, a spot that produced the fish of a lifetime: a 6-foot wahoo that destroyed a trolled menhaden and strained the scales at 95 pounds. […]