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Electroshocking surveys show that Falls of Neuse Lake is loaded with healthy bass like this one caught by Todd Massey of Chapel Hill.

By the numbers, Falls of Neuse is NC’s top lake for largemouth bass

Bass fishing often is a numbers game. By one analysis, Falls of the Neuse Lake may be North Carolina’s best bass lake. […]

Learn everything you can about using your electronics, and your prespawn bass fishing will improve.

Use electronics to find fish-holding structure

Pete Rogers

Steve Pietrykowski of Fishski Business Guided Fishing said one thing that Lake Hartwell bass fishermen can do to improve their catches is to learn to use their electronics. […]

Don’t get frustrated being in the back of a bass boat when fish are bedding and sight-casting is the ticket. Plenty of fish are still in range, moving into the same coves in slightly deeper water.

Back-of-the-boat bed fishing tips

Ronnie Moore

Sight-fishing for spawning bass can be tough on the angler in the back of a bass boat, especially in a tournament situation where both are competing but only the angler on the front deck has a real shot at the fish. […]

Power Pole’s addition of drift paddles has given a shallow water anchoring system new life for deeper water fishing.

Power Pole attachment will keep the wind at bay for crappie trollers

Phillip Gentry

Crappie pro Matthew Outlaw said his favorite tactic in any season entails tight- lining combinations of jigs and minnows along channel breaks and over the tops and sides of submerged timber and brush. […]

This nice redfish would be a keeper in North Carolina waters, but an inch or two too long to keep in South Carolina waters.

Keep up with inshore fishing regs when you fish along the North Carolina-South Carolina border

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishing the area around Little River Inlet is unique, if only because you can cross the North Carolina-South Carolina border several times in a day’s trip, and because there isn’t a reciprocal licensing agreement between the states and because of regulation differences, things can get interesting. […]

Clear strips along edges where fields meet woodlots to provide good nesting areas for hens.

Give hen turkeys places to breed and nest

Jeff Burleson

Turkey season is only a few weeks away for hunters in the Carolinas, and before opening day arrives, hunters can make several final adjustments to make their properties suitable for the breeding and nesting season. […]

Dozens of exhibitors will be on hand at this weekend's Cape Fear Wildlife Expo in Fayetteville.

Cape Fear Wildlife Expo makes Fayetteville debut

Carolina Sportsman

The ninth annual Cape Fear Wildlife Expo has a new home this year, with the show moving from Wilmington to Fayetteville’s Crown Complex Arena for this weekend’s March 17-19 dates. […]

Using the right bait scents, while keeping your own scent hidden, is essential to hog hunting success.

Kill your scent for hog hunting success

Brian Cope

Hog hunting season never ends in the Carolinas, and March is a great month to target bacon on the hoof. Whether you are hunting with a firearm, bow, or dogs and knives, one tip can help you bag more hogs. […]

A tiny stinger hook on a small leader can help you catch more catfish, especially when they are striking short on your bait.

Catch more catfish with this one tip

Brian Cope

Anglers will catch more catfish if they use a stinger hook, which is a small but stout treble hook that is tied behind the main hook. […]

American shad, which average 2 to 3 pounds, are much larger than hickory shad, which weigh in around a pound.

Shad run is kayak heaven

Phillip Gentry

Rivers along the coast of the Carolinas have always been great places to paddle. They offer scenic beauty, miles of water devoid of boat traffic more common to impoundments and areas around inlets, and most are home to some phenomenal kayak fishing. […]