North Central NC Archives - Page 93 of 110

Lake of the Month: Lake Wateree

Fishing may slow on some lakes because of the intense August heat, but that’s not the case at Lake Wateree. […]

Black-water Redbreasts

Drifting slowly through Marion County along the oil-black vein known as the Lumber River, swollen cypress trees line its banks draped with gray beards of Spanish moss. […]

Like most panfish, fishing for redbreast sunfish is a light-duty affair. Four-pound test monofilament on a 5-foot spinning or spincasting outfit is plenty of backbone for sunfish that rarely push a pound. […]

Catfish action heating up at Kerr Lake

Craig Holt

July usually is too hot and humid for anglers to chase most varieties of freshwater fish except two — mountain trout and catfish. […]

Hot or not, Belews Lake producing good shallow-water bass bite

Craig Holt

Maybe the warm, early spring weather forced bass to become more acclimated to heat, but even now in the middle of a torrid summer, with surface temperatures at most North Carolina piedmont lakes hot enough to boil shrimp, largemouth bass are active in shallow water. […]

Surface Sizzlers

Craig Holt

While waiting for a visiting angler, Chili the Wonder Dog took guide Jeff Thomas for a walk around the parking lot at the Merry Oaks boat ramp at Shearon Harris Lake as the sun burned through the daylight fog last July 10. […]

Deep Thinking

Terry Madewell

Lake Wateree in known for producing great springtime action for quality largemouth bass, but once the weather turns hot, many fishermen move on to other lakes. […]

Bottom-fishing excellent off Atlantic Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Grouper aren’t jumping into boats off Atlantic Beach; you do have to reel them in, but sometimes it seems like they are lined up waiting for the next bait. Other bottom species are biting just as well. […]