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June 22, 2026

The ICW around Little River attracts stripers from young fish weighing only a few pounds to 20-pound lunkers — and everything in between.

Fin clips provide valuable data

For decades, anglers fishing Little River’s tannic waters have routinely encountered a variety of species. […]

Because winter fishing success is always related to the presence of baitfish, it’s not uncommon for guide Joel Richardson to catch striped bass and largemouth bass mixed together.

Kerr slowly recovers from bass virus

Anglers searching for winter bass at Kerr Reservoir not only have to contend with cold weather but also with the aftermath of the Largemouth Bass Virus, which devastated the lake’s bass population. […]

Chris House of Wilmington shot this drake ruddy duck or “butterball” on a New River diver hunt.

Fill out a bag limit with oddballs, butterballs

Mike Marsh

While most of the ducks on the New River are lesser scaup, other oddball ducks can help fill out a daily bag limit of six that can only include two scaup. […]

Make your own Santee rig

Phillip Gentry

Trolling over heavy cover is a recipe for breakoffs. To combat this, anglers on Santee Cooper designed a special rig employing a slinky weight and crappie float to keep the weight on the bottom but the hook out of cover. […]

Sheepshead get their name from their dental structure, which resembles that of a wooly farm animal.

‘Convicts’ will make for a sweet plate of fish

Brian Cope

Shaped like large, freshwater bream, sheepshead are named for their teeth, which resemble that of a sheep. […]

Shearon Harris Lake south of Raleigh is a great cold-water fishery, in addition to being one of the state’s top largemouth lakes.

Other winter bass wonderlands: Shearon Harris, Norman

Tony Garitta

Bass fishermen can’t go wrong including 4,100-acre Shearon Harris Lake and 32,500-acre Lake Norman in their search for winter action. […]

Grouse will often fly uphill when pointed by dogs or flushed wild.

Grouse hunting particulars

Walt Bowen

Follow these tips to improve your chances of having a productive grouse hunt: […]

Much of Lake Marion’s dead forest is now under the surface, but blue catfish will still orient to the trees that border old creek channels.

Fixing the catfish decline

Phillip Gentry

In recent years, the Santee Cooper lakes’ population of blue catfish has experienced a decline due to almost a decade of poor reproduction. […]

Keeping your boat directly over productive structure by proper anchoring is a key to being able to load up on reef and wreck sheepshead.

Anchoring down for a good trip

Brian Cope

Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters said a good anchor is important for sheepshead fishing. […]

Guide Maynard Edwards believes a lower creel limit and higher minimum size will help High Rock Lake’s striper population.

The Rock: A lake too tough to die

Craig Holt

Guide Maynard Edwards believes that High Rock’s striped bass don’t reach trophy sizes because of a liberal creel limit and heavy fishing pressure. […]