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June 27, 2026

February on Lake Jocassee means a lot of stocked rainbow and brown trout, with the majority of the keeper fish (15 inches or longer) being nice browns like this one.

Deep End of the Pool

Phillip Gentry

Even without the fishing, the scenery around Lake Jocassee is breathtaking. […]

Recreational anglers and crappie fishing tournament associations have discovered the plentiful and large fish that Blewett Falls Lake holds.

Bonanza of Blewett Slabs

Dan Kibler

It is the lake that nobody has ever heard of.

Well, not exactly. […]

Red Hot Winter

Larry Chesney

We could see dozens of broad-shouldered, copper-plated fish zipping frantically past our hull in the transparent salt creek. […]

Backlashes

Sportsmen not likely to forget

Craig Holt

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve watched many of the treasured qualities of youth erode. Can’t turn on a fastball; takes me longer to read the newspaper; can’t play hoops at the YMCA for two hours and skip lunch. […]

Black drum are one of the species anglers also are likely to catch during winter at southeastern N.C. inshore areas.

Chill Out for Winter Specks

Jerry Dilsaver

Other than catching them, one of the best aspects of chasing speckled trout in winter is the best bite often occurs from noon through mid afternoon. […]

Anglers have the best opportunities to land large speckled trout at the N.C. coast during February.

Specks at night provide hot bite

Craig Holt

Although the weather is more benign during spring, summer and fall, February offers the best chances to catch ‘gator specks at North Carolina’s Crystal Coast (Morehead City-Atlantic Beach-Cape Lookout) area, said guide David Dietzler of Cape Lookout Charters (252-240-2850, www.capelookoutcharters.com, ddietzler@ec.rr.com). […]

Redfish biting — when the wind isn’t

Dan Kibler

Given that it’s almost February, Capt. Todd Stamps of MyFish.com in Charleston is pretty happy with the redfish action he’s seeing.

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Neil Culbreath landed this 25-pound striper at Lake Hartwell.

Hartwell spitting out good stripers, hybrids

Dan Kibler

Neil Culbreath wasn’t expecting much when he left his home in Spartanburg this past Tuesday morning, heading for Lake Hartwell.
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Before the freeze, reds and specks still biting

Dan Kibler

The inshore bite for redfish and speckled trout remained good in the Charleston area, right up until the cold front that hit the area at mid-week.
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Dustin Wilks of Rocky Mount will compete in his fifth Bassmasters Classic at the Red River during February.

Three Tar Heels qualify for 2009 Classic

Craig Holt

Dustin Wilks, a North Carolina Sportsman Magazine fishing columnist; David Williams of Maiden; and Dave Wolak, a transplanted Pennsylvanian living in Wake Forest, are the three Tar Heels who will compete at the 39th Bassmasters Classic Feb. 20-22 at the Red River near Shreveport-Bossier City, La.
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