Freshwater
BIG trout fishing in Cherokee
Cherokee’s waters are full of supersized stockers right now, and anglers are catching plenty of the on Pautzke Bait. […]
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Events & Announcements
NC’s 2021 flounder season is set — but not in stone
North Carolina’s 2021 recreational flounder fishing season has been set, but because of Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan, the details could change before it even opens. […]
Waterfowl
Alston Watkins’ Currituck mallard
Currituck mallard
Alston Watkins […]
Fishing Hotspots
Murrells Inlet anglers catching plenty of sheepshead
As winter begins transitioning to spring, anglers visiting nearshore reefs out of Murrells Inlet can have a field day with sheepshead. […]
Events & Announcements
NCWRC delays Nantahala River trout stocking
Due to emergency repairs taking place on the powerhouse on the Delayed Harvest section of the Nantahala River, trout stocking has been rescheduled from March 5 to March 12, 2021. […]
Bass
Hunting Monster Bass @ Lake Lucas
Who: Tim Kelly What: 8.42lbs (24 inches long) (17.5 inches round) When: Feb. 27th (3:45pm) Where: Lake Lucas (Asheboro,NC) How: Slow rolling a WarEagle 3/8 chartreuse spinnerbait with white tail. During this time of year
Fishing Reports
Photo of the Week: Chad Hewitt’s 22-inch rainbow trout
Chad Hewitt from Farmersville, Ohio caught this 22-inch wild rainbow trout with Matt Evans of The Catawba Angler out of Old Fort, N.C. […]
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Don’t have your SC turkey tags yet? Don’t worry
The SCDNR is sending turkey hunting tags for South Carolina’s 2021 season out this week, so if you haven’t received yours yet, don’t fret. […]
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MONSTER bluefin tuna caught out of Oregon Inlet
Josiah VanFleet was fishing with family and friends off of Oregon Inlet, N.C. on Feb. 24, 2021 when they landed a giant bluefin tuna that’s been estimated to weigh between 800 and 1000 pounds. […]
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Offshore fishing report: giant bluefin tuna
The giant bluefin tuna are biting along the coast of North Carolina, and numerous boats weighed in dozens of them in a single day during the last week of February 2021. […]