Lake James Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Lake James smallmouth about to bust loose

The smallmouth bass are already biting on Lake James, but they’re about to get even more hungry with the upcoming warming trend. […]

Smallmouth in shallow water at Lake James

Tony Garitta

April is a great month for catching smallmouth bass at Lake James, and a variety of lures are working, especially in shallow water and along ledges. […]

N.C. angler lands enormous smallmouth bass

Dan Kibler

Ken Whitesides of Connelly Springs, N.C. caught a trophy smallmouth bass while fishing Lake James on Feb. 29, 2020. […]

Test out Lake James’ white perch

Tony Garitta

Lake James has a good population of white perch, and they can keep anglers of all skill levels busy and happy on most any type of lures or baits. […]

Big smallmouth bass are very active in April on North Carolina’s Lake James.

Lake James smallies stack up in clearest water

Tony Garitta

Paying attention to water clarity and wind will pay big dividends for smallmouth anglers on Lake James during April. […]

Lake James smallies crank up as water temperature drops

Tony Garitta

When October temperatures get nippy, guide Colt Bass of Colt Bass Fishing knows the impending cool-down will prompt the smallmouth at North Carolina’s picturesque Lake James to move from their deep, summer holes into shallower water to begin feeding up for the winter. […]

How are white perch, herring changing Lake James’ fishery?

Dan Kibler

Guide Colt Bass said that Lake James is developing and changing as a freshwater fishery because of the presence of two species and the reappearance of another. […]

Striper tactics for Lake James smallmouths

Dan Kibler

Colt Bass slipped a hook through the nose of a gizzard shad, and with a flick of his wrist, flipped the baitfish into the water. He started paying out line from the level-wind reel, with help from a planer board that was sliding to the side, away from the stern of his center-console boat, engaging the reel handle when the board was at the proper distance.

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