Freshwater Fishing
White perch could threaten Randleman slabs
White perch will likely enter the lake upstream from Oak Hollow Lake and High Point City Lake and become established in Randleman. […]
North Central NC
Freshwater Fishing
Kitchen-sink fishery
There is no common denominator in what lure it takes to catch summer crappie at Randleman Regional Reservoir. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Make that jerk count!
Many anglers miss the strike of a crappie because they only feel a tap or hesitation as the lure falls. […]
Bass Fishing
Striper fishing still active at Weldon
It may be late in the season for striped bass spawning runs at the Roanoke River near Weldon, but anglers continue to have tremendous catch-and-release days. […]
Bass Fishing
Harris Lake bass jumping on lures
If bass anglers want a good chance to catch a lunker largemouth, the best place to go right now is Shearon Harris Lake in southern Wake and northern Chatham counties. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Where and how, not why
William Sasser, a veteran fishing guide on Clarks Hill Lake, just shrugged his shoulders and remained pretty much speechless.
The list of items that Sasser doesn’t have much to say about is definitely a short one, but ask him why May is such a good time to catch striped bass and their hybridized cousins on the sprawling, 70,000-acre reservoir, and the instantly likeable angler goes silent. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Little Lake, Big Slabs
Lightning may not strike twice in the same place, but the old adage apparently doesn’t apply to crappie fishing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Playing field statistics
Construction of the Tar River Reservoir was completed in 1971. The reservoir’s high-water elevation is 125 feet above mean sea level. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Low water levels may promote crappie growth
The Tar River Reservoir is one of the very few lakes in the coastal plain that have no size or creel limit for crappie. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Double down
When fishing a slip-float rig near a dock, a pair of anglers should begin by fishing their minnows at two different depths. […]