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Jigging, live bait work well for Kerr stripers

Summer striped bass fishing is in full swing at Kerr Reservoir. […]

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Trout Lake in Ashe County still closed

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding fishermen that Trout Lake in Ashe County remains closed to the public. […]

Channel catfish have been hitting stinkbaits in Santee Cooper's Diversion Canal.

Windy weather heats up action in Santee Cooper’s Diversion Canal

Dan Kibler

An unrelenting wind has kept a lot of fishermen off Santee Cooper’s wide-open waters lately. […]

Mark Bollenburg goes for a swim with the 108.6-pound blue catfish he caught on April 9. He kept the fish alive while transporting it from the Tailrace Canal below Lake Moultrie, to the state hatchery in St. Stephens.

Huge catfish caught in tailrace below Lake Moultrie

Terry Madewell

Mark Bollenburg of Bonneau Beach landed the biggest catfish caught in years on April 9 when he landed a 108.6-pound blue in the Tailrace Canal below Lake Moultrie. […]

Mountain trout season opens with a bang

Craig Holt

Youth Day for turkey hunters was tough at the state’s northwest corner because of high winds, temperatures that dropped overnight into the 30s and included the threat of snow. […]

When heavy rains fill lakes with muddy water, remember that bass mostly will head for clearer, shallower water.

Fritts avoids High Rock ‘mud’ to find bass in rainy spring

Craig Holt

It didn’t take David Fritts and 11-year-old son, Thomas, long to figure out bass fishing at High Rock Lake following recent spring downpours was pretty much of a “wash” at the main lake. […]

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Commission will begin stocking trout in Reddies River

From News Reports

RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will resume Delayed Harvest trout stockings for Reddies River in Wilkes County beginning this week.

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Santee Cooper guide Darryl Smith and Kathryn Maroun, host of the Canadian TV show "What a Catch!" celebrate Maroun's 96.4-pound blue catfish, caught on Tuesday at Lake Moultrie

Santee Cooper guide has 96-pound blue catfish caught on film

Dan Kibler

Guide Darryl Smith of Rock Hill has bigger catfish in his boat before, but probably none that will be seen by as many people as the one he looked at this past Tuesday.
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Because of increased turbidity and lower survival rates downstream of the dredging by the town of North Wilksboro, trout stockings in the Reddies River have been postponed until the dredging is completed.

WRC Postpones Trout Stocking for Reddies River

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has postponed the November delayed-harvest trout stocking for Reddies River in Wilkes County. […]

During the summer of 2008, S.C. DNR stocked more than 4.2 million hatchery raised striped bass fingerlings throughout S.C. lake systems to sustain striped bass stocks.

DNR Completes Santee Cooper Striped Bass Stocking

SCDNR News Release

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently completed the stocking of over 4.2 million hatchery raised striped bass fingerlings throughout the state, with over 2.5 million stocked in the Santee Cooper system between Lakes Marion and Moultrie.
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