Featured
Roanoke River stripers still downriver, but headed for Weldon
The cold snap that ripped through North Carolina late Tuesday may have killed some plants and fruit-tree buds, but it fired up striped bass in the Roanoke River. […]
Fishing
Featured
North Carolina closes commercial netting for red drum until at least Sept. 1.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has closed commercial fishing for red drum statewide because netters caught more than their allowable poundage for the entire season in just a few months last fall. […]
Fishing
Manufacturing luck
The Dallas Fire Fighters Bass Club was formed in the 1970s and as a casual angler just turned serious fisherman I was a charter member. […]
Featured
Big crappie are still deep at Lake Keowee
The old saying goes, “Dogwoods in bloom, crappie coming soon,” but on Lake Keowee the crappie are here now, and they are huge. […]
Featured
Huge number of puppy drum invades sound behind Hatteras
Capt. Joey Van Dyke of Fingeance Charters in Hatteras said fishermen along the edge of Pamlico Sound are receiving a special treat this spring – an invasion of puppy drum. […]
Bass Fishing
Tips from the lipless wizard
Mike Iaconelli, the 2003 Bassmaster Classic champion who’s never at a loss for words, often goes lipless in his quest for bass. […]
Bass Fishing
Sight fishing can create problems
Guide Joel Richardson said sight fishing for bedding bass at Randleman Reservoir is difficult. […]
Bass Fishing
A guide’s guide to North Carolina’s best spring bass lakes
Bass fishermen are as crazy over statistics as hard-core baseball fans, so a popular topics among North Carolina chub chasers is which lake is the hottest around during the spring. […]
Offshore Fishing
Small dolphin can bail out a fishing trip
Sometimes, bluewater fishing is so slow that even a novice or child can become bored. Small, aggressive dolphin, aka bailers, can provide just the tonic. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Albemarle Sound fish get special attention
Striped bass are one of the few fish managed by specific bodies of water in North Carolina The Albemarle Sound Management Area begins at the Virginia border in Currituck Sound and runs along the western side of the Outer Banks to Eagles Nest Bay, just south of Oregon Inlet. […]
