Bass Fishing
Will any rod do? Not necessarily
For a bass fisherman, the right rod and reel is as important as the correct lure or line. […]
Statewide NC
Fishing Tournaments
Norman drawing big fishing crowds
The Norman Winter Team Bass Trail apparently hasn’t experienced the economic pinch that has adversely affected other trails. […]
Bass Fishing
Earning Your Stripes
In 1944, a newly married Marine Corps pilot was ferrying a Navy B-25 Bomber from a munitions supply station in Ohio to Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. […]
Bass Fishing
Borderline Bassin’
If you’ve been around largemouth bass for any length of time, you’ve come to learn and dread a term that’s often used to describe fishing during the spring and fall: “transition.” […]
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River of Many Faces
As the river’s swift water roars through the rugged topography of western North Carolina, it cuts an impressive gorge through the Earth’s crust. […]
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New Kind of Speck Fishing
The best saltwater fishing usually occurs behind the dunes along North Carolina’s coast during the early summer or fall months. […]
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‘Rock’ Not a Hard Place
After the exceptional drought of 2002 that dropped High Rock Lake more than 21 feet below full pool, many anglers pondered the fate of the lake’s once wonderful fishery. […]
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2009 Saltwater Forecast
The news for North Carolina saltwater fishermen and resource watchers this year continues a familiar pattern — it’s a mixed bag with few changes from 2008. […]
Backlashes
Why prime pump when well is dry
March is upon us, and some cold weather remains. But cold-weather fishing has become popular and very productive, especially for blue catfish, crappie and bass. […]
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Bluewater Breakout
The water temperature jumped about six degrees in the space of a hundred yards, the ocean went from a dark green to an azure blue, and beyond a wooden container that was floating along, the beginning of a grassline was forming. […]