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The water level determines whether guide Joel Munday fishes shallow or deep on Falls of Neuse Lake this month.

Falls of Neuse’s July bass can be deep or shallow

Guide Joel Munday said largemouth bass can be caught shallow and deep this month on Falls of the Neuse Lake, a 12,410-acre fishing playground north of Raleigh and Durham, N.C. […]

Do big blue cats bite during the summer? Guide Zakk Royce caught this 102-pound Lake Gaston monster in July 2017.

Big Gaston blues will be plenty hungry in July after spawning

Dusty Wilson

While many fish species lay low when summer temperatures skyrocket, blue catfish will be turning up the heat themselves. […]

Jaime Fijardo said Shearon Harris Lake bass will gang up on main-lake points this month, feeding up after the post-spawn period ends before the summer doldrums arrive.

Shearon Harris bass turn active

Dusty Wilson

Shearon Harris is a nationally known lake famous for its plentiful, potbellied bass. But when is the best time to fish here? […]

Bass pro Brad Staley said bass head to Randleman Lake’s offshore structure in June.

Randleman Lake bass head to structure

Tony Garitta

Bass pro Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden, N.C., said June is one of his favorite months to fish for bass at Randleman Lake, the 3,007-acre reservoir governed by the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority, one of his home waters. […]

Tim Warren killed this gobbler on a Person County farm on May 2, 2018.

NC turkey hunter bags 4-bearded Person County trophy

Craig Holt

Magicians make a habit of pulling rabbits out of hats, but southeastern Caswell County’s Tim Warren figuratively yanked one of North Carolina’s all-time gobblers out of a hat on May 2. Then he literally did it again seconds later — after the bird had flown away. […]

Jake Muehlbach killed this 20-pound gobbler in Chatham County on April 18 with his bow.

Chatham County bowhunter drops trophy longbeard

Jeff Burleson

After Jake Muehlbach took a few career bucks on his Chatham County hunting land last fall, he was ready to chase another dream — shooting a big tom turkey with his bow. And on the afternoon of April 18, a longbeard couldn’t resist the appeal of his Avian X hen decoy, making it easy for Muehlbach to check off that box on his bucket list. […]

Sandy Brady poses with the gobbler he killed with a sling bow on April 25, 2018 in Rockingham County.

Rockingham County hunter takes huge gobbler with sling bow

Dan Kibler

Sandy Brady of Reidsville, N.C., has been bitten by an incurable bug over the past couple of years: the sling-bow bug. […]

Rusty Moore killed this bearded hen with a bow and arrow on April 16 in Rockingham County.

Bowhunter kills bearded hen in Rockingham County

Dusty Wilson

For the average turkey hunter, a bearded hen is something you don’t see everyday — one with a beard long enough to rival a full-grown gobbler is pretty darn rare. Shoot it with a bow and arrow and you’ve got a real anomaly. […]

Cale Helms caught this big bass at Tuckertown Lake on April 12, 2018.

College student decks huge Tuckertown largemouth

Dan Kibler

Last week, Cale Helms found himself with a day-off from classes during his last semester at Wingate University and a club tournament this coming weekend. Just one problem: his Phoenix bass boat was in the shop. […]

Raleigh-Durham’s three bass lakes are North Carolina’s best.

Mining RDU’s ‘Golden Triangle’

Craig Holt

Fishermen having trouble choosing a month to target largemouth bass on the three lakes around the Raleigh-Durham area can get answers from two groups — serious anglers or biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission — and they can take those recommendations to the bank(s). […]