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June 29, 2026

Catch winter redfish off N.C.’s central coast

Cold weather fills the North Carolina surf with redfish. […]

Charge up your kayak with improved electronics

Improved electronics that are easier to rig onto kayaks are making things simple for anglers fishing from plastic boats. […]

Bottom-fishing efforts are productive out of Murrells Inlet

Jeff Burleson

Regardless of the temperature, a good February fishing forecast should always end with light and variable winds for offshore and nearshore fishermen. […]

Guide Jot Owens targets the stripers in the catch-and-release fishery around Wilmington, N.C. at the mouth of creeks that feed major rivers on a falling tide.

Are Cape Fear stripers on the mend?

Jerry Dilsaver

It’s still way too early to rush around proclaiming, “They’re back,” but fishermen are seeing striped bass return to the rivers and creeks around Wilmington, N.C. […]

Will NC ban deer urine products?

Dan Kibler

To keep CWD out of North Carolina, wildlife agency considers banning deer-urine products. […]

Catch cold-water Carolina crappie In February

Brian Cope

Don’t wait for spring to start loading your cooler with Carolina crappie. […]

Little River specks are on the feed

Jeff Burleson

Winter has fully set in across the Carolinas, with typically cool days and some freezing nightly temperatures. Yet the Carolinas are also known for a few 70-degree days mixed in throughout the winter, and that makes a day on the water more than just appealing. […]

Dearal Rogers catches Lake Wateree bass this month as they move up out of deep water and prepare for the prespawn.

Wateree bass leaving deep water for staging areas

Pat Robertson

February is a month of change: cold one day, warming the next. Spring-like temperatures can be followed quickly by snow, ice or freezing rain. But fishermen still go fishing and fish still bite — if you know how to catch them in varying conditions. […]

Work Fontana Lake’s chunk-rock banks for smallmouth bass early in February, then target banks with gravel or mixed rocks later in the month.

How to catch February smallmouth on Fontana Lake

Tony Garitta

Guide James McManus of Sylva, N.C., expects smallmouth bass fishing on North Carolina’s Fontana Lake to be on the rebound this winter. […]

Guide Eddie Moody of Roxboro, N.C., tight-lines for crappie in February on Kerr Lake, concentrating on the mouth of creeks on the upper end of the border reservoir.

Kerr Lake crappie are setting up shop

Dusty Wilson

February may feel like just another cold month to some anglers, but crappie fishermen know that the subtle changes occurring are stacking the deck in their favor. […]