Fishing Reports
Johnathan Gelok’s Soco Creek trout
Johnathan Gelok caught this 20 1/4-inch rainbow trout in Cherokee, NC’s Soco Creek during a trip in May 2022. […]
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Soco Creek trout fishing with Pautzke Baits
Anglers are catching plenty of trout — including some big ones — in Cherokee, N.C.’s Soco Creek. […]
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Delayed harvest: Kids open trout wars
Kids get first crack at opening day of trout season, but they aren’t the only ones who enjoy catching these tasty fish. […]
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Try Saluda for surprise rainbows
The lower Saluda River, which begins just below Lake Murray Dam outside of Columbia, S.C., is stocked with rainbow trout, and because the water in the river comes off the lake’s bottom and stays cold, they don’t die during the summer. […]
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Pennsylvania man sets North Carolina state record with big rainbow runner
Bruce Vosburgh, of Kennett Square, Pa., fishes out of Ocracoke, N.C., several times a year, but his trip on Sept. 12 with his daughter, brother and some friends was special. […]
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Rainbow trout being stocked in Hanging Rock State Park
Hanging Rock State Park is getting a boost to its lake on Oct 12. The NCWRC and the NC State Parks Commission is stocking 1200 catchable-size rainbow trout. […]
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Beat the heat; drift a crawler for a Cane Creek rainbow
Anglers looking for a respite from the heat while still catching fish are finding all they can ask for on Cane Creek. […]
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Camping for Rainbows
Mention trout fishing in South Carolina and many people will think of speckled seatrout, oyster beds and marsh grass. Seldom thought about are rainbow, brown, and brook trout in a mountain wilderness setting. […]
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Jackson County Stream Produces Record-Breaking Rainbow Trout
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has announced that Leah Johnson’s 20-pound and 3-ounce rainbow trout has been certified as the new North Carolina State Freshwater Fishing Record. […]