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June 28, 2026

Bream spend much of the summer spawning in relatively shallow water before moving into Santee Cooper’s deeper reaches, where they will spend most of the fall.

Brush Away the Bream

Floating on the featureless surface of Lake Moultrie reminded me of my honeymoon. My bride and I spent several days fishing in Baja, Mexico. […]

Hunger is a great motivator. The thought of going through the winter with an empty stomach is enough to make even the wariest of speckled trout throw down its guard and slash around at just about anything that happens to float or swim past its nose. […]

The nearshore waters off Little River have been teeming with Spanish mackerel over the past week.

Spanish thick just off the beach near Little River Inlet

Dan Kibler

The mackerel bite off Little River Inlet has been great – and it’s about to get better. […]

Anglers can land gator specks in the New River, even during the heat of August.

Big specks biting hard at New River

Craig Holt

One thing about fishing for speckled trout in the New River — the action never seems to slow down, no matter the weather conditions. […]

A typical Yadkin chain lake striped bass will weigh about 8 pounds, but High Rock's rockfish can reach in the mid-teens.

High Rock stripers plugged into current

Craig Holt

Central North Carolina is caught in one of those strange weather patterns that occur every so often — part of the Piedmont is suffering through an extended drought while other parts have plenty of rain. […]

Capt. Ben Lee and his wife, Anne, show off a double-handful of Lake Murray striped bass.

Lake Murray stripers still piling up at night

Dan Kibler

Two of the rods toward the stern of Capt. Ben Lee’s pontoon boat hadn’t jumped around in quite a while. Lee looked at the fisherman charged with keeping an eye on them and said, “I can assure you, if you’re not getting bit, your cricket’s gone.” […]

Ricky Harvell of Lexington caught this 43-1/2-pound flathead catfish on 8-pound test line in late April.

High Rock catfish is new line-class state record

Dan Kibler

Ricky Harvell didn’t leave his home in Lexington this past April 19 to catch a big catfish at High Rock Lake; he went to fill a cooler with crappie filets. […]

An angler displays a big Shearon Harris bass he caught with guide Phil Cable.

Bass bite still alive at Harris

Craig Holt

It’s summertime and the livin’ isn’t particularly easy for bass anglers at two of the Triangle area’s major lakes — Jordan and Falls of the Neuse. […]

Flounder action is hot at inshore waters surrounding Atlantic Beach, Beaufort and Morehead City.

Big flounder available at Morehead City

Craig Holt

Big flounder are being caught around Morehead City-Beaufort and Atlantic Beach right now. In fact, it may be the best time to head to the Crystal Coast if doormats trip your fishing trigger. […]

Tarpon are difficult to hook but provide more jumping thrills than any inshore species of fish found in North Carolina.

Bald Head tarpon crank up now

Craig Holt

Although it’s time for the tarpon to be near Southport after having traveled up the Atlantic seaboard from Florida, they have been a little late arriving this summer. […]