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June 28, 2026

Trout Getaways

A century ago, Horace Kephart, the “Dean of American Campers,” came to the North Carolina mountains seeking a place “back of beyond.” […]

More and more sailfish are showing up in offshore waters off the coast of South Carolina every year.

Billfish Bonanza

Phillip Gentry

Centrally located between Miami and New York is the seaport town of Georgetown, an oasis for Atlantic Coast cruisers and offshore anglers alike. […]

The peak of Lake Wateree’s bass spawn is usually in April; in May, fishermen will find some late spawners, some fish guarding fry around beds, and some fish already recovered, feeding up again.

The Wateree Buzz

Dan Kibler

To get the most out of a day fishing for bass on Lake Wateree this month, you need to get your buzz on — in more ways than one. […]

A redfish crushes a piece of blue crab, one of the best baits to use during the spring.

Reds ‘2’ Go

Dan Kibler

If you need proof that there’s more than one way to skin a cat, take a look at Jeff Yates and Jamie Hough. […]

This crappie didn’t need to be measured, but slabs at Jordan Lake have to be at least 10 inches long to be creeled, and there’s a 20-fish daily limit.

Just the Right Time

Craig Holt

Rhonda Reid glanced over her shoulder at her boyfriend, Jay Garrard, and giggled. […]

Rubber-band release helps anglers troll lighter tackle for Spanish mackerel

Jerry Dilsaver

Spanish mackerel are a favorite fish of many anglers, and rightfully so. They arrive in late April and stick around through October — sometimes into November — and they usually will bite well. […]

An angler fishes the upper section of Little Cataloochee Creek, which holds great rewards for persistent sportsmen.

Tired, soaked and happy; marks of a great day on a wonderful mountain stream

Robert Satterwhite

I’m hunkered under the wide limbs of a giant hemlock, waiting out a hard, pounding, gully-washer kind of rain. […]

To catch a really big largemouth bass like this one in North Carolina takes a very different approach. Think big baits, heavy cover, heavy tackle, long casts and slow retrieves. They didn’t get big by being stupid.

Special tactics are needed for giants

Dustin Wilks

I must confess, I’m addicted to trying to catch the biggest fish in the pond — the “Giant.” […]

Ned Connelly with a big bluefish that struck a Rat-L-Trap at Carolina Beach Inlet.

Cruising for a Bruiser

Mike Marsh

A large charterboat headed out through Carolina Beach Inlet, its wake rocking a 21-foot center console anchored in a slough running alongside the inlet’s northerN sandbar. […]

Jeff Coble, a well-known N.C. bass pro, lives near the shore of Kerr Reservoir so he can sample the lake's good spring fishing each year.

Shallow-minded approach works best for Kerr bass

Craig Holt

With consistent spring rains this year, water runoff into the Dan and Staunton Rivers has forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to keep the flood gates closed at John H. Kerr Dam so downstream Lake Gaston won’t rise too much. […]