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July 17, 2026
HomeBass

Bass

Bass pro Tim Grein tries to target shoreline gum trees and willow bushes when the water level rises a few feet above normal at Kerr Reservoir.
Bass Fishing

If the water’s up Kerr Lake bass will be in shoreline cover

Tony Garitta

Bass fishing on Kerr Lake in June can be great as long as you pay attention to the water level and adjust your tactics accordingly. […]

Don’t be afraid to leave shallow water this month. Big bass like this one being released are mostly in deeper water.
Bass Fishing

June bass bustin’ out all over

David Fritts

Many bass anglers think June is too hot to catch fish, but it’s David Fritts’ favorite month for bass fishing. Follow his tips and it can be your favorite too. […]

Ott DeFoe, the 2019 Bassmaster Classic Champion and Major League Fishing pro angler, holds up a big bass caught on a Terminator Shuddering Bait.
Bass Fishing

Terminator’s Shuddering Bait

Don Shoopman

A new artificial lure on the shelves and in tackleboxes is doing more, much more, than giving lip service to the process of catching bass. […]

blueback herring spawn
Bass Fishing

Lake Russell bass keying on blueback herring spawn

Pat Robertson

With the spawn about finished, the bass are recovering and looking to fatten back up on blueback herring. […]

Shane Floyd showed young son Austin the potential of Tuckertown Lake bass.
Bass Fishing

Late May cranking for Tuckertown Lake bass

Tony Garitta

Bass fishing on North Carolina’s Tuckertown Lake in May involves two phases: a slow one early in the month and an explosive one later on. […]

Bass Fishing

The lowdown on frog-fishing for bass on Tuckertown Lake

Tony Garitta

Changes in Tuckertown Lake’s aquatic vegetation has made frog lures a big part of almost every bass fisherman’s tackle box. […]

Bass that have recovered from the spawn and a ready to start feeding again will key in on the baitfish spawn in May, and a lipless crankbait is one lure that will catch them.
Bass Fishing

Don’t give bass any lip — try a lipless crankbait instead

Davy Hite

Lipless crankbaits are one of the top lures to use during the largemouth bass spawn in the Carolinas. […]

Bass Fishing

LiveTarget Skip Shad

Don Shoopman

The Skip Shad is the latest in ultra-natural, lifelike products from LiveTarget Lures. […]

Shellcrackers are easy to identify by their markings; the ear flap will have a light-colored outline.
Bass Fishing

Target Santee’s April triumverate

Terry Madewell

If it swims, it’s biting right now on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

North Carolina’s Lake Julian,which covers 300 acres in Arden, N.C., near Asheville, is a kayak bass fisherman’s dream.
Bass Fishing

Shallow-water bass is April’s paddling draw

Phillip Gentry

The fastest-growing segment of the kayak fishing industry is for bass, and kayak anglers in the Carolinas have a lot of options when it comes to bass fishing in April […]

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Deer

South Carolina’s 2026 deer season begins Aug. 15 in two game zones

Deer

We’re a month away from South Carolina’s deer season opener in the state’s Game Zones 3 and 4! […]

Santee Cooper

Santee Cooper July fishing report

Freshwater

Striper season is closed for the summer on the Santee Cooper lakes, but plenty of other species are in play. […]

NC Artificial Reef Program gets major enhancements

Newsletters

The NC Artificial Reef Program, in partnership with Stevens Towing Company, completed two major reef enhancements in May. […]

NCWRC

NCWRC seeking volunteers to help improve fishing habitat

Freshwater Fishing

The NCWRC needs help with improving habitat for sport fishes and other wildlife by establishing self-sustaining native aquatic plant communities. […]

Kat catching Catfish

Catfish

Kat Poland went noodling for the first time this past weekend and noodled a beautiful flathead catfish. […]

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