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August 30, 2026

Guide Joel Richardson believes that stricter regulations could make Randleman Reservoir a tremendous trophy bass lake.

Sight fishing can create problems

Craig Holt

Guide Joel Richardson said sight fishing for bedding bass at Randleman Reservoir is difficult. […]

Randleman’s rocky banks are a great spot to fish with a buzzbait.

A guide’s guide to North Carolina’s best spring bass lakes

Craig Holt

Bass fishermen are as crazy over statistics as hard-core baseball fans, so a popular topics among North Carolina chub chasers is which lake is the hottest around during the spring. […]

Set up a decoy slightly back in the woods from a field for best results.

Decoy and setup wisdom

Bruce Ingram

Mitchell Johnson feels that when hunting a field, too many hunters set up too close to its edge. […]

Mitchell Johnson has designed his Dead End turkey calls to do what he does in calling contests: sound like a real turkey.

Whatever you do, sound like they do

Bruce Ingram

Mitchell Johnson, 32, attributes hard work for the success he has experienced in competitions and with his call company, but he also lists another reason. […]

Young hunters like Sarah Johnson, who took this bird with her father, Mitchell, get a 6-day season of their own before North Carolina’s month-long spring season comes in.

North Carolina 2014 turkey season details

Bruce Ingram

North Carolina’s statewide spring gobbler season runs from April 12 to May 14. The daily bag limit is one bearded bird, with a season bag limit of two. […]

A big walking plug can draw strikes from plenty of speckled trout during the spring.

Big gals like it on top

Jeff Burleson

Whether fishing for blue marlin in the Gulf Stream or copperhead bream in a farm pond, few experiences rival the pleasure of a topwater strike. […]

A school of colorful dolphin suspended behind a boat can wind up in the fish box if fishermen are careful when they pitch baits in their direction.

Small dolphin can bail out a fishing trip

Jason Hawkins

Sometimes, bluewater fishing is so slow that even a novice or child can become bored. Small, aggressive dolphin, aka bailers, can provide just the tonic. […]

The Intracoastal Waterway in the Bulls Bay area isn’t just a route to get between fishing spots; it can hold plenty of spring trout.

Bulls Bay is a massive, open bay with a mixture of deep and extremely shallow water. Fortunately for anglers and transient mariners, the entire length of the bay is flanked by the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. […]

Bridges provide the kind of vertical structure that stripers around the Albemarle Sound area love.

Albemarle Sound fish get special attention

Jerry Dilsaver

Striped bass are one of the few fish managed by specific bodies of water in North Carolina The Albemarle Sound Management Area begins at the Virginia border in Currituck Sound and runs along the western side of the Outer Banks to Eagles Nest Bay, just south of Oregon Inlet. […]