Freshwater Fishing
Badin Lake and the Yadkin River system
Badin Lake is part of the Yadkin River system that was formed by impounding sections of the river to support an aluminum-smelting plant in the town of Badin operated by Alcoa. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Rigging a flutter hook
A weighted hook, aka flutter hook, is a great way to rig any number of soft-plastic baits such as a Fluke, jerk shad, or trick work. A long, thin weight that is molded on the shank of the hook gives the rig weight and imparts action. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Blue catfish in North Carolina
The blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, is the largest species of North American catfish and has potential to reach 150 pounds. […]
Inshore Fishing
Dress for success
Learning to be comfortable in the cold boils down to dressing appropriately and functionally. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Any color is good — as long as it’s blue
Successful crappie fishing at Jordan Lake in March can hinge on having a jig in the color fish prefer that day. […]
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Unusual calls and fighting purrs
Terry Hiers is an expert with most any call made, but he does have some he saves for specific situations. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Net survey shows Jordan’s crappie on the rebound
Biologists Jessica Baumann and Corey Oakley of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission conducted crappie surveys using trap and gill nets in October and November 2012 after a 2011 shad die-off and resulting crappie mortality. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Early spawning sites
When it comes to prespawn migrations on Lake Greenwood, there are two schools of thought. One is that crappie move horizontally from the main lake to the backs of creeks and coves. […]
Inshore Fishing
Hyde County fishing growing in popularity
Hyde County is one of the most-unique counties along North Carolina’s coast. The bulk of the county is on the mainland, with Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tighten up
Crappie enter the prespawn mode as early as mid-February or as late as mid-March. When they are staging, many anglers prefer to tight-line for crappie rather than long-line. […]