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Black crappie in Jordan Lake have rebounded after a 2011 die-off and should offer fishermen a great spring this year.

Net survey shows Jordan’s crappie on the rebound

Biologists Jessica Baumann and Corey Oakley of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission conducted crappie surveys using trap and gill nets in October and November 2012 after a 2011 shad die-off and resulting crappie mortality. […]

Riprapped banks cover plenty of Lake Wylie’s shoreline, and fishermen need to target them in March.

Riprap is big key at Wylie

Brian Cope

The large rocks that line much of Lake Wylie’s shoreline are called riprap, and plenty of it is submerged below the surface. […]

High water that’s stained to dirty is a big draw for Lake Wylie bass looking to head for the shallows.

High water is an angler’s friend

Brian Cope

March is typically a rainy month, and as part of the Catawba River system, Lake Wylie gets local rain as well as rain and melting snow from the waterways well upstream, which means anglers will get to fish their share of high water this month. […]

Shallow, stained water is the ticket for catching Lake Wylie bass on spinnerbaits.

Go over to the dark side

Brian Cope

For many anglers, night time is the right time for catching bass, and March is a great time to do it in the dark on Wylie. […]

Capers Reef out of Charleston has been producing some nice sheepshead lately.

Capers Reef producing a lot of sheepshead

Brian Cope

Capers Reef off the coast of Charleston is the place to be this month for sheepshead fishing. Capt. Jim Dodge of Charleston Fishing Guide said for numbers and size, Capers Reef is tough to beat. […]

Big blue catfish have been biting all over Badin Lake in recent weeks.

Blue catfish bite is on fire at Badin Lake

Tony Garitta

If fishermen want to feel something really big at the other end of their lines, they should plan a trip to Badin Lake, which has been spitting out big blue cats with regularity lately. […]

Ed Duke of Concord is sure he’s one of the few fishermen in North Carolina who knows exactly how good the crappie fishing can be at Blewett Falls Lake.

Unknown Slab Heaven – Blewett Falls Lake is North Carolina’s best unknown crappie fishery

Phillip Gentry

It’s hard to believe that a major public reservoir with a fantastic fishery exists with hardly anyone knowing about it. In today’s world of high technology — sonar units practically detect fish at the push of a button, internet sites broadcast the day’s fishing results in an instant and a fisherman can pick up a cell phone and tell another one, “Hey, I’m on ’em” — no place is safe. […]

Late-winter redfish action can be great in South Carolina waters.

Late-winter fling – Have a fling with Lowcountry redfish as winter begins to wane

Phillip Gentry

Although the weather may be a bit cooler than it is during the summer, guide Chris Chavis makes a good argument why late winter angling for redfish in the backwater creeks and bays surrounding Charleston is often more reliable than spring and summer fishing. […]

The author had a close encounter with this huge Badin Lake blue catfish last winter.

Feelin’ blue at Badin Lake

Jerry Dilsaver

Peering through the first of rays of sunlight across the glassy surface of Badin Lake, it’s a little difficult to fully comprehend how many huge blue catfish are swimming around in the lake, one of a handful of Piedmont reservoirs on the Yadkin River. […]