Freshwater Fishing
Fontana walleye? Where did they come from?
Fontana Lake is a TVA reservoir impounded by Fontana Dam on the Little Tennessee River located in Graham and Swain counties in North Carolina. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Bear Island ponds are tops
Bear Island Wildlife Management Area is situated between the Ashepoo River and the Edisto River. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A fisherman’s full-service dream
Almond Boat and RV Park is occupies an important chunk of real estate on the banks of Fontana Lake — just downstream from the junction of the Nantahala and Little Tennessee rivers. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Experiment with lure choices
Crappie feast on small fish most of the year, and while live minnows tend to always provoke a strike, small jigs are an excellent alternative. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Striped bass “fights” aren’t knock outs
Even though many North Carolina fishermen have seen striped bass “fights,” this type of activity doesn’t indicate a willingness to eat a lure. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Utilize your C.I.A. — Crappie Intelligence Apparatus
For today’s angler, the advances in technology have improved the chances to gain valuable intelligence about the water. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fly rods now popular for Roanoke stripers
The Roanoke River is a catch-and-release fisherman’s paradise. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The weather and sunlight factors
Deep-water jigging for crappie can sound intimidating to the angler conditioned to chasing spawning fish in shallow water, yet many of the variables and difficulties involved in finding and coaxing crappie to cooperate dissolve during the post-spawn period. […]
Offshore Fishing
Bonito are popular fly-rod targets
Although most anglers use spinning or baitcasting tackle for bonito, fly-rod fishing has become popular in recent years — probably because false albacore will hit the same flies as bonito. […]
Bass Fishing
Say Sammy! to a Keowee spot
Topwater lures come in a variety of sizes, shapes and actions. Most are configured to create a surface commotion that either resembles an injured baitfish or a smaller predator attacking an even smaller prey. […]