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Lake Gaston bass fishing report for April

April is a big month for bass fisherman at Lake Gaston on the North Carolina/Virginia border. […]

Bass pro Tim Grein of Winston-Salem, N.C., caught this Kerr Lake lunker on a spinnerbait in flooded shoreline cover.

Bushwhack bass at Kerr lake

During the spring at Kerr Lake, the quality of fishing depends on water levels, which are often flooded this time of year. But flooding doesn’t necessarily mean bad fishing. […]

Pautzke’s Fire Dye will turn live minnows from their natural color to a handful of bright colors to attract gamefish — without otherwise affecting the bait.

Technicolor minnows will outproduce naturals

Dan Kibler

The fishing industry is overflowing with innumerable attempts to reinvent the wheel. The slightest modifications in lure shape, material or color is heralded as “new and improved” and placed on the end cap at your tackle shop, while little attention is given to live-bait improvement other than keeping it alive. […]

Don’t let the Kerr Lake slab spawn catch up to you.

Running the slab spawn

Dan Kibler

Saltwater fishermen often run the tide, moving from spot to spot within a bay or coastal creek to take advantage of a certain water depth where fish are biting. […]

Todd Vick poses with a typical wintertime river crappie.

Tips for Haw River’s winter crappie

Brian Cope

It may seem a little early in the year for hot crappie fishing across the Carolinas. But it’s been on fire for those willing to test out the waters a little sooner than most, at least on some days. Whether it’s longline trolling or anchoring over brush piles, anglers are catching plenty of slabs. Especially when the weather and wind are just right. […]

It will only take a few days of warm weather in February to send Jordan Lake crappie scrambling into big creeks to begin preparing for the spring spawn.

Jordan slabs are ready for a big, February move

Dusty Wilson

February may be a transition month, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be a big month for crappie at Jordan Lake near Raleigh, N.C. […]

David Barker bagged this large male bear during November, one of only four taken during 2017’s season at Caswell County.

Hunter takes rare Caswell County bear

Craig Holt

David Barker of Semora, N.C. had seen one black bear over the past three years while deer hunting in Caswell County, and it was only a trail-camera photo. […]

Marc Cavanaugh had two bucks on his hit list for this past deer season, and he got them both, including this one on Dec. 10.

Trophy buck completes Granville County hunter’s best season ever

Carolina Sportsman

When Marc Cavanaugh of Granville County, N.C. was getting ready for the 2017 deer hunting season, he placed two trophy bucks on his target list. And what a season he had, killing both of his intended goals, making it his best season ever. […]

Nice Falls of Neuse Lake crappie are there for the taking in January, if you know the particulars of finding and catching them.

Falls of Neuse Slabs loaded on brush piles, main-channel ledges

Dusty Wilson

Anglers looking for cold-water crappie action will fall in love with Falls of the Neuse Lake near Durham, N.C., especially if they follow the example of Wes Jordan of Redbeard Cats Guide Service, who scans deeper water brush piles and channel edges before dropping a jig to load the boat. […]

This big black bear was 15 feet away when Michael Taylor of Raleigh first saw it in an Edgecombe County, NC swamp thicket.

640-pound bear killed in Edgecombe County, N.C.

Jeff Burleson

For Michael Taylor of Raleigh, N.C., a routine bear hunt on Dec. 17 in an Edgecombe County swamp thicket turned into a monumental experience when a 640-pound male black bear stepped out 15 feet from him along the trail without any dogs or any other hunters in sight. […]