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July 13, 2026

Rod King of Durham said crappie fishing has broken loose on Falls of the Neuse and Jordan lakes.

Crappie fishing in Triangle-area lakes is heating up

Grab your pole and head to the fishin’ hole. That’s the advice of Rod King, a veteran crappie fisherman from Durham. […]

Gerald Grenier shows off a 7-pound sheepshead caught from the Mount Pleasant Pier.

Action on Charleston piers starting to pick up

Glenn Corley

Winter is slowly losing its grip on the Lowcounty, and the fishing is starting to warm up at piers around Charleston, with bluefish and whiting showing up around the ocean pier at Folly Beach and plenty of different species hanging around the Mount Pleasant Pier. […]

The Ocean Isle (NC) Fishing Center team won there SKA national titles before the tournament organizers closed up shop last week.

Southern Kingfish Association closes up shop

Jerry Dilsaver

The Southern Kingfish Association (SKA), sanctioning body of the Mercury Kingfish Trail and promoter of the Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour, has shut down. […]

The channel through the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet has silted in almost completely, causing difficult passage to the Atlantic Ocean.

Oregon Inlet channel has already silted in to dangerous level

Jerry Dilsaver

It took $7.8 million in dredging to get Oregon Inlet passable last fall. It took about five months for Mother Nature to take it back. […]

Fishermen aren't sure whether or not Tuckertown Lake's largemouth bass have spawned, but they know they're biting in the shallows.

Tuckertown bass bite is still shallow, but spawning stage undetermined

Tony Garitta

Despite muddy water, the shallow-water bite on largemouth bass remains strong at Tuckertown Lake, with 20-pound stringers being the norm for winning wildcat weekly wildcat tournaments. […]

Small crankbaits will likely play a big role in bass fishing this April, thanks to what appears to be a delayed spring.

I might enjoy this April

David Fritts

I have made no bones about having trouble catching bass in April, because I’m a crankbait fisherman and it’s probably the worst month in North Carolina to fish a crankbait. […]

Shallow, April bass are usually suckers for a topwater plug fished above their heads.

Topping out in April

Davy Hite

A lot of people love to fish in April, and it’s easy to understand why. The weather has warmed up and settled, it’s a joy to spend a day on the water when it’s that pretty — and the fish will be biting. […]

Boat docks are holding a lot of nice crappie on Lake Greenwood for anglers like Bill Brookshire of Taylors.

Lake Greenwood’s post-spawn crappie ganging up around piers, docks

Phillip Gentry

After another season of wait, wait, wait, fishermen are reporting that the crappie spawn at Lake Greenwood has come and gone like a spring-break romance. […]

Warming inshore waters have got redfish fired up around the Little River area, and a relative lack of bait has them hitting anything that looks like a meal for Capt. Greg Holmes.

Little River inshore action heating up with the weather

Jeff Burleson

Spring weather is finally taking hold, and for anglers looking for a good way to start the season, the fishing in Dunn Sound off Little River and just off the ICW has taken off in a big way, with decent catches of three of the most popular species around: flounder, redfish and speckled trout. Capt. Greg Holmes of Fish Skinny Guide Service has been putting fish in the boat along the state line with ease. […]

Rob Bennett has swapped the saltwater for Lake Marion's fresher version recently because of the fantastic shellcracker fishing.

Lake Marion shellcracker fishing is top-drawer

Brian Cope

The hottest bite on Lake Marion right now is the shelllcracker, which according to Rob Bennett of Lowcountry Inshore Charters, “is on fire.” […]