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September 25, 2026

Smallmouth bass are providing some good summer action on the French Broad River.

Float trips providing lots of smallmouth for French Broad anglers

Craig Holt

One way to beat the heat of summer is a float trip down the French Broad River in Asheville. […]

SC's DHEC has set up a website to help fishermen learn about fish-consumption advisories due to mercury contamination in certain species, flathead catfish in the Edisto River, for example.

State sets up website for fish-consumption advisories

Matt Coffey

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control recently announced a new initiative to help fishermen determine if the fish caught out of a specific body of water are fit to eat. […]

Red grouper like this one -- along with gags, scamps, beeliners, triggers and black sea bass -- are being caught in 15 to 25 fathoms of water off Atlantic Beach.

Bottom-fishing excellent off Atlantic Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Grouper aren’t jumping into boats off Atlantic Beach; you do have to reel them in, but sometimes it seems like they are lined up waiting for the next bait. Other bottom species are biting just as well. […]

This 17 1/2-inch smallmouth hit a lure behind a series of rapids on the New River.

New River smallmouth can be cool summer target

Craig Holt

With 100-degree days blanketing most of the state in the past 10 days, the main fishing respite occurs in North Carolina’s mountains. Anglers can put together float-fishing trips and get cool at the same time. […]

Fishermen can catch some tasty sheepshead on a regular basis at the State Port wall.

Herding Morehead City’s sheep

Jerry Dilsaver

While easing across the no-wake zone at the State Ports in Morehead City, Matt Lamb was paying a lot of attention to just how the tide was moving and how strong it was flowing. […]

Redbreast sunfish are a fish of slow-moving streams like the Lynches River and a favorite of anglers that target them.

Lynches ‘Mob’

Brian Cope

Dalton Reams of Sumter summed up a sure-fire way to land a mess of redbreast sunfish on the Lynches River in July. […]

Capt. Bruce Armstrong Jr. said dolphin fishing has been excellent off the Outer Banks, especially Hatteras, in recent weeks.

Billfish, dolphin key Outer Banks bluewater action

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishing is jumping at Hatteras, and so are some of the fish. […]

These anglers (L-R) James Crumpton, Bailey Apple, Dale Glode, Terry Apple and Bruce Glode caught a 93 1/4-pound blue catfish at Buggs Island in the early morning of July 4.

Kerr (Buggs Island) spits out huge blue catfish for Alamance County jug fishermen

Craig Holt

Five Alamance County men caught one of the largest blue catfish ever at John H. Kerr Reservoir on July 4. […]

Guide Brad Fowler said you don't rely on one technique to catch summer bass on Lake Keowee.

Keowee bass take more than just one tactic in summer

Phillip Gentry

Summertime fishing at Keowee takes a 3-pronged approach. Early and late in the day, bass – primarily spotted bass – will use long points and humps to feed on the surface. […]