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This Kerr Lake Flathead catfish hit a filet from a bream.

Real cool cats – How to catch Kerr Lake’s catfish

When winter arrives in North Carolina, only a few freshwater species remain consistently active enough for fishermen to target. […]

Guide Jeff Thomas shows off a nice Jordan Lake bass caught off the riprap near a bridge

Despite unpredictable weather, Jordan’s bass are still biting

Craig Holt

December weather has been variable in the Piedmont, one day featuring temperatures in the low 40s before the mercury climbs into the mid-60s for a few days. […]

Jerry Payne of Mebane downed this 16-point buck in Caswell County on Thanksgiving Day.

Mebane hunter blessed with Thanksgiving buck

Craig Holt

The third week of November is typically the peak of the whitetail deer rut in North Carolina’s Piedmont area, and the results hunters had this year aren’t proving otherwise. […]

Hybrid bass haven’t been stocked in Jordan Lake since 2002, but some nice hybrids still show up occasionally.

Late-Fall Linesides

Craig Holt

Troy Roberson, a fishing guide on Jordan Lake who specializes in striped bass, loves deer season. […]

Mindy Huffines killed this 12-point Rockingham County buck she had nicknamed “Heartbreaker” because of a miss during archery season three years ago.

‘Heartbreaker’ no more — Reidsville woman kills trophy buck

Craig Holt

Mindy Huffines of Reidsville muffed a 10-yard shot at large-racked whitetail deer back in 2009 while bowhunting. Shaken to the core by the incident, she nicknamed the deer “Heartbreaker.” […]

Redfish in the North Inlet area have put on the feed bag and are hitting artificial baits aggressively, even topwater plugs.

North Inlet redfish bite has taken off

Jeff Burleson

With many sportsmen drawn to the woods and duck blinds, diehard fishermen along the coast know they have will have fewer boats to contend with during a sizzling-hot redfish bite in North Inlet. […]

John H. Kerr Reservoir produces lively catfishing for anglers even in winter.

Cooler weather has catfish action cranking up on Kerr Lake

Craig Holt

Anglers looking to catch magnum-sized freshwater fish should think about visiting John H. Kerr Reservoir (aka Buggs Island) for blue and flathead catfish. […]

Nathan Isner's 23-point Guilford County buck could approach the 180-inch mark as a non-typical. He killed it in a grown-up field out of the loft in a barn.

Guilford County hunter scores on huge non-typical

Dan Kibler

Nathan Isner of Julian started getting regular trail-cam photos of a huge, non-typical buck on some land in southern Guilford County late in the summer. He admitted later, he was a bit shocked. […]

This 153-inch Florence County 10-pointer "attacked" Ebbie Hodges' 4-wheeler next to his tree stand on Nov. 10. The buck did not survive the "attack" -- thanks to some quick shooting by Hodges.

Florence County buck doesn’t survive ‘attack’ on hunter’s 4-wheeler

Jeff Burleson

Ebbie Hodges, the owner of Quack Em Back Game Calls in Effingham, got caught off guard in a big way on Nov. 10 when a monster 10-point buck with a 24 3/4-inch spread crashed into his parked 4- wheeler only 15 feet from his tree stand in Florence County. […]