Bass Fishing
After-dark electronics are particularly important
Good depth-finding equipment is critical to bass fishermen who spend time on lakes at night. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Dance a jig for Edisto bass
One of Billy Garner’s favorite ways to catch largemouth bass on the Edisto River is a dying art that many of today’s anglers have never heard of, much less tried. […]
Bass Fishing
The Badin bomber: an urban legend?
Apparently some North Carolina lakes of considerable depth generate as many legendary tales as they do fish tales. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A vote for wooden boats
“You can do anything out of an aluminum boat or fiberglass boat that you can do from a wooden boat,” said Billy Garner of Ridgeville, “but the nostalgia anda beauty of a wooden boat are what attract most people to strip boats.” […]
Bass Fishing
A ‘dam good’ shallow summer bass spot
Almost all summer fishing for bass is done in deep water, but one of guide Maynard Edwards’ favorite areas at Badin Lake is only 6 feet deep — if that. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Redbreast comeback in full swing
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources stocks redbreast sunfish in several rivers, including the Edisto, which has been stocked annually since 1995. […]
Freshwater Fishing
WNC Trout Primer
Some of the best mountain trout fishing in the country is in western North Carolina. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bass Fishing
Falls Lake supports excellent bass fishery
Electroshocking samples of Falls of the Neuse conducted in 2009, 2011 and 2013 indicate the lake has a balanced bass fishery with an appropriate mix of age classes, including an ample number of trophy bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
I hear you knocking
One of guide Andrew Tubbs’s tricks is to tap on the deck of his boat with a shovel handle when hybrids and stripers are biting slowly. […]