Fishing
Fly-fishing patterns are constantly changing
Fly patterns constantly evolve as fly tiers originate new patterns and modify standard ones in an endless effort to find something that looks irresistible to a trout. […]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
April action is wide open
April is one of the most eagerly anticipated months on the Santee Cooper lakes, and with good reason. […]
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Red drum starting to perk up in creeks in lower end of Brunswick County
Red drum bite in the creeks of southern Brunswick County all year, but Capt. Mark Stacy of Ocean Isle Fishing Charters in Ocean Isle said they are starting to warm up and feed more aggressively. […]
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Shad run in Cape Fear River is in full gear
The shad run is in high gear on the Cape Fear River, and Capt. Allen Cain of Sightfish NC is boating big numbers of American shad on fly and ultralight tackle at Lock and Dam No.1 near Rieglewood. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass spawn producing plenty of big fish at Saluda Lake
South Carolina’s oldest lake, Saluda Lake on the Greenville County/Pickens County border, may also be its best kept secret when it comes to trophy bass fishing, and a late spawn that’s just cranking up may be one of the reasons. […]
Bass Fishing
Nice smallmouth surprises Kerr Lake tournament duo
Michael Hines of Gibsonville and fishing partner Roger Mabe of Climax didn’t catch enough bass to hang around for the weigh-in at the April 5 Tobacco Bass Invitational on Kerr Lake, but they definitely had the day’s most-interesting catch: a 3.58-pound smallmouth bass. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Tournament aplenty!
North Carolina fishermen yearning for the thrill of competition will have more choices this year. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Paddle to slab central
From mid-March until the end of April, one of the certainties about freshwater fishing is that shallow stumps, brush piles and flats will be holding scores of black and white crappie in the midst of their spawn. […]
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Stripers, specks on the move in Tar, Pamlico rivers
Richard Andrews of Tar-Pam Guide Service in Bath said two weeks of warm weather had done wonders for the fishing in the Tar and Pamlico rivers. […]
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Water clears enough at High Rock for stripers to start biting again
Robert and Tyler Moss and Morgan Holcomb, all from Trinity, got sassy with High Rock stripers this past Saturday near the mouth of Abbotts Creek during the Tarheel Striper Club tournament. […]