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July 4, 2026

Darrell Peacock and Denny Potts, both of Mocksville, won the Feb. 18 Carolina Crappie Assoc. tournament at High Rock Lake.

Tournament winners round-up

Dustin Wilks of Rocky Mount, a pro bass fisherman and columnist for North Carolina Sportsman, finished seventh in the Bassmasters Classic in late February on Louisiana’s Red River. […]

Proper rigging of a ballyhoo behind a trolling lure like this Pirate Plug can help cut down on breakoffs and missed strikes from wahoo.

Many paths to perfect ballyhoo rigging

Mike Marsh

Washed-out or twisting ballyhoo baits are some examples of trolling bait failures that can cost fishing time for re-rigging or while dragging useless baits. […]

The author caught this hefty redfish on a jighead and soft-plastic trailer.

Port Royal Sound also has plenty of redfish spots. Several are accessible from two of the more popular landings: the Chechessee River landing at the foot of the SC 170 Bridge and the Alljoy landing on the May River in historic old Bluffton. […]

A reel with a different retrieve ratio is called for when you’re fishing different baits.

One speed fits all?

David Fritts

A question I get at a lot of fishing shows where I do seminars has to do what kind of reel I choose for most of my crankbait fishing. […]

The new StructureMap feature on Lowrance Gen2 HDS units can overlay sonar readings on charts to give you incredibly accurate mapping information you can view in real time as you record it or later, off the water, as you plan your next fishing trip.

Seat-of-your-pants orientation rules

Allan Tarvid

Once upon a time, one of the most tedious things we boaters and fishermen attempted was to figure out exactly where we were on a lake map or chart. […]

Ralph Davis fooled this red with a jig and Bass Assassin trailer.

Reds:

Dan Kibler

The average Palmetto State redfish begins lifet in late summer as an egg spawned on a deep area of hardbottom near the mouth of a big inlet or bay… […]

Christian Bedsworth of Star Rods (left) shows Matthew Waddell of Goldsboro’s EZ Bait & Tackle one of the new Aerial spinning combos from Star Rods at the recent Henry’s Tackle Show in Raleigh.

Filling fisherman’s needs

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen in North Carolina are lucky! Fishermen in most parts of the country have only one tackle show to look forward to each year, but around here, it’s not unusual to be able to visit several shows during the winter. […]

Cover: April 2012 (NC) – Fishing

North Carolina Sportsman

Great spring days are in store for flounder anglers and turkey hunters. […]

For obvious reasons, speckled trout are often referred to as “yellow mouths.”

Gauging trout recovery

Bryan Bowers

Spotted seatrout — “specks” to many coastal anglers — are a favorite target for many light- tackle fisherman; fun to catch and good to eat. […]

A trout fisherman works catch-and-release trophy waters under the management of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Cherokee waters on mend

Robert Satterwhite

About midnight on July 15, 2011, a flash-flood sent a 10-foot wall of water through the Cherokee Indian Tribal Hatchery, washing away or killing 435,000 trout and leaving raceways buried in silt. […]