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Drifting at around a half-mile an hour accounts for most of the big blue catfish that Van Hughes catches at Kerr Lake.

Thermocline positions summer flathead catfish

Flathead catfish migrate into the Dan and Staunton rivers from April to June to spawn, then return to the main lake in July and August. […]

Van Hughes swears his catfish ‘clunker’ will attract catfish at night when action is slow.

Secret flathead device

Craig Holt

Guide Van Hughes said he discovered a trick that helps him catch flathead catfish. […]

An encounter with a blue catfish eight years ago cost Van Hughes the tip of his middle finger.

Power of blue catfish

Craig Holt

Guide Van Hughes believes in the power of blue catfish, not only because he’s caught many of them but because he lost part of a finger to a 32-pounder. […]

Bull reds are being caught along the jetties at the mouth of Winyah Bay near Georgetown.

Jetties at Winyah Bay holding plenty of bull reds

Jeff Burleson

The waters around Georgetown continue to produce great action on big bull reds, especially around the jetties at the mouth of Winyah Bay. […]

Guide Van Hughes of Stem regularly catches big blue catfish like this one from the deep waters of Kerr Lake.

Magnum cats – Big blues and flatheads await anglers who probe Kerr Lake’s summer waters

Craig Holt

John H. Kerr Reservoir’s fishing reputation once was as a top destination for largemouth bass and striped bass, but those days have disappeared. […]

Guide Joel Richardson has been catching plenty of Randleman Dam bass on topwater and soft-plastic baits.

Randleman bass bite is Piedmont’s hottest

Craig Holt

Even though the spawn has ended, the hottest bass bite in the Piedmont likely is at Randleman Dam Reservoir. […]

Garrett Collins' 22-pound Rockingham County gobbler carried a 17-inch beard, which the NWTF certified as the longest ever killed in North Carolina.

Rockingham County gobbler may have NC’s longest beard ever

Craig Holt

Garrett Collins of Reidsville bagged his first wild turkey on April 13, the opening day of North Carolina’s spring gobblers-only season. […]

In 2002, approximately 70 miles of the Great Pee Dee was designated as a Wild and Scenic River.

Scenic River Destination: Great Pee Dee

Phillip Gentry

In June 2001, the Georgetown County Historical Society, the Coastal Conservation League and several landowners along the Pee Dee requested that the S.C. Department of Natural Resources seek State Scenic River designation for the Great Pee Dee River. […]

Snell, snell

Phillip Gentry

Fishing for trophy blue and flathead catfish around structure is tough on your terminal tackle. […]

Will Ziglar, 7, with his father, Chris, and a nice Salem Lake crappie.

A Quick Guide to Triad Municipal Lakes

Walter Taylor

Oak Hollow Lake, 3431 North Centennial St., High Point. Oak Hollow Marina, 336-883-3494. 800 acres. The Oak Hollow complex offers a modern campground. […]