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Tracy Adams won the BASS Southern Open on Lake Norman, taking most cash and merchandise valued at better than $59,000, plus a spot in 2013 Bassmasters Classic.

Adams closes out wire-to-wire BASS win on Lake Norman

Tracy Adams had the field covered in the Bassmaster Southern Open this past week on Lake Norman, and he sewed up the $52,360 first prize by 9 a.m. on Saturday’s final round. […]

Tracy Adams of Wilkesboro leads the BASS Southern Open by almost nine pounds entering Friday's final round.

Adams widens lead on Lake Norman to almost nine pounds

From News Reports

Lake Norman covers 32,500 acres, so it’s not difficult for a fisherman to slip off into some cove and get away from the crowd. […]

Tracy Adams of Wilkesboro leads the BASS Southern Open on Lake Norman after Thursday's first round.

Wilkesboro’s Tracy Adams leads BASS Southern Open on Lake Norman

North Carolina Sportsman

Veteran pro Tracy Adams of Wilkesboro showed the field in the BASS Southern Open how it was done on Thursday’s first of three competition days, sacking a limit that weighed more than 20 pounds and giving himself a lead of better than five pounds. […]

Mike Johnson (right), manager of Clinton House Planatation, called in this 20-pound gobbler for wildlife photographer Brian Carroll on Thursday -- the eighth bird taken in the first five days of the season on the 2,000-acre Laurens County property.

Opening week of turkey season beyond expectations, plantation manager says

Dan Kibler

The mild winter and warm early spring may have Palmetto State fishermen in a tizzy, but you’ll hear no complaints from turkey hunters, if their experience mirrors Mike Johnson’s. […]

Lowcountry marshes will fill up with slot-sized reds this month.

Beaufort Breakout

John Gribb

Okay, no excuses now. The weather is beautiful, the garden is planted and the redfish are biting again. […]

Hunters who travel across North Carolina often need a change of tactics to bag a smart gobbler.

All Terrain, All Turkeys

Bruce Ingram

By 8:45, only two toms had sounded off a total of four times on Arthur Dick’s 1,800-acre Willow Oaks Plantation in Rockingham County outside of Eden. […]

Guide Chip Hamilton shows off a Lake Hartwell striper.

Hartwell’s Hot Cast-and-Blast

Terry Madewell

One of the best public cast-and-blast opportunities for South Carolina outdoorsmen this month is the Upstate hotspot of Lake Hartwell. […]

Members of the legislature's Committee on Marine Resources voted for further study of a possible merger of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries -- both of which manage striped bass.

Legislative committee puts merger talks on hold

Craig Holt

The state legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources met for a fourth and final time April 5 to study legislative proposals to present to the General Assembly when it meets again for its short session in May. […]

Anglers fishing with Richard Andrews, a guide from Little Washington, are experiencing great topwater striped bass action at the Pamlico River.

Hot striper bite ignites up and down Pamlico

Craig Holt

Although many Tar Heel anglers believe the Roanoke River is the state’s top spring spot for catching striped bass, the best venue actually may be up and down the Pamlico River on either side of Little Washington — but particularly to the east toward Albemarle Sound. […]

Joshua David Norwood, aka Duplin County Bowhunter, is the latest addition to the NorthCarolinaSportsman.com moderation team.

‘Duplin County Hunter’ joins moderation team

Andy Crawford

Joshua Norwood, known better as Duplin County Bowhunter, has been a fixture on the NorthCarolinaSportsman.com forum for the past couple of years.

Now he’s been tapped as the latest addition to the site’s moderation team. […]