North Central NC Archives - Page 72 of 113

Some of High Rock Lake’s biggest crappie are caught out of relatively deep water in March.

Stay deep for slabs

While March Madness for basketball fans translates into being glued to the television set during the NCAA tournament, for fishermen, it translates into fishing for crappie at High Rock Lake. […]

Shearon Harris Lake south of Raleigh produces some great largemouth bass, especially during the prespawn in March.

Shearon Harris Lake bass crank up in March

Dusty Wilson

If you listen closely, you’ll hear a sigh of relief as bass fisherman flip their calendars to find that March and better fishing are right around the corner. […]

Jon Shrieves claimed this buck in Caswell County, and won the February Bag-A-Buck contest.

Wendell hunter scores in Bag-A-Buck contest

Dan Kibler

Jon Shrieves figured that while he delivered the knockout punch, there were a bunch of other bucks that had landed a few haymakers on a big Caswell County buck. […]

The NCWRC is considering stocking redfish into Hyco Lake.

Red drum fishing – on Hyco Lake?

Brian Cope

The NCWRC is considering stocking red drum into Hyco Lake. It’s okay if you want to read that sentence again. Yes, THAT Hyco Lake. The freshwater one that’s 3-hours away from saltwater. […]

The San Diego double jam knot

Tony Garitta

The San Diego double jam knot is preferred by drop-shot fishermen who use fluorocarbon line with their drop-shot rigs. […]

Duke Energy’s Belews Creek Steam Station leaked selenium, a dangerous chemical, into Belews Lake for 11 years after its impoundment, but according to biologists, its effects on the lake’s bass population disappeared years ago.

Selenium toxicity at Belews Lake

Tony Garitta

When Duke Power. created Belews Lake in 1973, fishermen had high expectations about the bass fishery, since new fisheries typically explode with large numbers of fish, though they may be small in size. […]

Belews Lake provides anglers from Winston-Salem, Greensboro and surrounding areas with a winter bass haven.

The drop zone – Belews Lake’s artificially warm waters invite North Carolina bass fishermen through the winter

Tony Garitta

When bass pro Tim Grein of Winston-Salem fishes Belews Lake, he approaches the 3,864-acre reservoir with a mindset that’s different from when he fishes most other North Carolina waters. […]

Justin Faircloth killed this brute on Thanksgiving morning in Alamance County. The buck was green-scored at 142 3/8-inches.

Alamance County hunter kills 9-point, 142 3/8-inch buck

Brian Cope

Justin Faircloth of Alamance County killed his first buck, a 7-pointer, on Nov. 24. On Thanksgiving day two days later, he killed his second one, and that one was a doozy. […]

Brooke Throckmorton of Person County killed her first buck on Nov 25th while on a solo hunt. The buck's rack measured 130-inches.

19-year-old Person County huntress kills big buck on first solo hunt

Brian Cope

Brooke Throckmorton has been hunting for a couple of years with her boyfriend, but their schedules didn’t always mesh and she felt like she was missing out on some good deer by going only when he was available. […]

Josh Medlin of Conway killed this 8-point, 208-pound buck in Galivant's Ferry. The deer's rack green-scored 139 5/8-inches.

Conway hunter kills big 8-pointer in Galivant’s Ferry

Brian Cope

Josh Medlin of Conway killed the biggest deer of his life last month while hunting in Galivant’s Ferry. The 8-point buck was gross green-scored by Stuart Johnston of Wildlife Creations Taxidermy in Conway. It measured 139 5/8-inches, and netted 138-inches. […]