Statewide NC
Cast and Blast
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. […]
Cherry, Lineberger win in Ledbetter
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. […]
On the Trail to Spanish
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.
Bite-Sized Lakes, Slab-Sized Crappie
When talking about crappie fishing at Great Falls, most anglers are referring to two hotspots, not just one. […]
Santee Cooper ‘Crackers
“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. […]
The Wright Stuff
Just after the turn of the 20th century, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio — Orville and Wilbur Wright — converged on the then-obscure coastal town of Kitty Hawk. […]
Hiking Hazel
Traveling up the Hazel Creek Trail into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park affords excellent trout fishing and so much more. […]
Pogey wars: Who wins?
Bunker, fatback, shad, pogey or their proper name, menhaden — whatever you call them, they are one of the main forage fish in coastal and nearshore ocean fisheries from Nova Scotia to Mexico. […]
Covering water is key to finding fish
I just returned from a marathon trip across the country to California to fish back-to-back Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments. […]

