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Some of High Rock Lake’s biggest crappie are caught out of relatively deep water in March.

Stay deep for slabs

While March Madness for basketball fans translates into being glued to the television set during the NCAA tournament, for fishermen, it translates into fishing for crappie at High Rock Lake. […]

The scent of live crabs will usually attract any late-winter redfish that swims across their scent trails.

Shallotte River red drum break out

Jerry Dilsaver

Winter typically begins to break in late February or early March, and the fish notice and appreciate more sunshine and warmer weather as much as fishermen. […]

Guide Andy Fox said Lake Hickory’s bass population has exploded with big fish over the past few years.

Lake Hickory heats up

Dan Kibler

Andy Fox of Claremont isn’t one to look a gift horse in the mouth, especially if it’s got fins, scales and a big mouth. […]

In March, Jeff Cronk finds plenty of reds behind the barrier islands close to Bogue, Bear and Browns inlets, and in the surf outside those inlets.

The calendar flips to March about two months before saltwater fishing heats up for most inshore and nearshore species along North Carolina’s central coast, but guide Jeff Cronk of Swansboro’s FishN4Life Charters stays on top of a red drum bite that never seems to end and never seems to stop changing. […]

Shearon Harris Lake south of Raleigh produces some great largemouth bass, especially during the prespawn in March.

Shearon Harris Lake bass crank up in March

Dusty Wilson

If you listen closely, you’ll hear a sigh of relief as bass fisherman flip their calendars to find that March and better fishing are right around the corner. […]

Most people don't think of the Wateree River as a crappie hotspot, but for anglers who follow these tips, it can be a gold mine.

Wateree River is a crappie angler’s delight

Brian Cope

The Wateree River is known by most anglers as a catfish river, but this river also has a good crappie population, and this time of year, anglers fishing for crappie have plenty of reasons to spend some time on this river. […]

The harvest season for striped bass in the Roanoke River Management Area will open on March 1 and run through April 30.

Striped bass season opening in Roanoke River Management Area March 1

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30, unless closed or extended through proclamation. […]

Lawmakers have proposed a $1000 bounty for tagged coyotes.

Would you shoot a coyote for $1000?

Brian Cope

Would you shoot a coyote if it gave you the chance to win $1000? That prospect might become reality if a recent South Carolina budget proposal becomes law, which could happen soon. […]

The water temperature is cold in Lake Wylie, but Capt. Jerry Neeley said that makes the crappie easy to find and catch.

Catch Lake Wylie crappie with these tips

Brian Cope

Many anglers across the Carolinas are eager for water temperatures to warm up, but some anglers are happy with them just the way they are right now. […]

Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the boat of two anglers to sink Saturday at Santee. Two men drowned in the incident.

Two anglers drown at Santee after boat sinks, one body still missing

South Carolina Sportsman

Two anglers died over the weekend on Lake Marion after their boat capsized around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The cause of the accident hasn’t been determined, but other boaters said that many floating logs were present on the surface all weekend, along with logs and other debris that are just floating just below the surface. […]