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Jeremy Burnham ties a handful of basic rigs for dolphin(above) and wahoo, rigs that should help you increase your offshore fishing success.

Offshore-rigging tips can improve catches

Getting rigged the right way for offshore trolling season takes some experience. […]

The author caught this fine speckled trout on a topwater plug cast from his kayak.

Yak It Up

When he’s not working at the Great Outdoor Provision Company in Wilmington, Will Huffine can usually be found fishing —from land, pier and boat — but he is especially fond of fishing out of his kayak. […]

Flat-water Flounder Fiesta

Jeff Burleson

Located at the southern tip of the Grand Strand, North Inlet is a sportsman’s paradise, loaded with crabs, small fish, shrimp, and the inshore angler’s trifecta — flounder, redfish, and trout. […]

Signs of Spring

Dan Kibler

Lots of people keep calendars on their desks or somewhere on a wall — maybe held to the side of the refrigerator by a magnet. […]

Spring and fall are the best times to catch a yellowfin tuna off the Outer Banks.

24-Carat

Jerry Dilsaver

One of the great things about Hatteras is the proximity of the fishing grounds to the inlet. […]

Dan Williams shows off one of the many striped bass that pack the Roanoke River in April and May on their spawning run.

Cast and Blast

Jerry Dilsaver

The dew was heavy enough to wet your pantlegs, but there was an upside; it made a quiet sneak through the woods much easier — and quiet was required to get close to a roosted gobbler at daylight. […]

Jon Smith (left) and Jarrett Freeze won the Feb. 27 Yadkin Team Tournament event at Badin Lake.

Cherry, Lineberger win in Ledbetter

Tony Garitta

Hank Cherry of Maiden and Shane Lineberger of Lincolnton topped a field of 189 teams in the March 14 Jim Ledbetter Memorial Team Bass Tournament at Lake Norman, a tournament that raises money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. […]

The sharp dental work inside the mouth of a Spanish mackerel needs to be taken into account when selecting tackle. However, no matter what precautions you take, being cut off by those choppers is always a possibility.

On the Trail to Spanish

Bennett Kirkpatrick

For some anglers, fishing for Spanish mackerel is a poor man’s deep-sea trip. For others, Spanish are the ultimate for close-in, light-tackle fishing in the ocean.

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Bite-Sized Lakes, Slab-Sized Crappie

Terry Madewell

When talking about crappie fishing at Great Falls, most anglers are referring to two hotspots, not just one. […]

Santee Cooper ‘Crackers

Jeff Samsel

“Polly want a cracker?” I don’t know who Polly was, but it almost seems like she must have spent some time on the Santee Cooper lakes during the spring. […]