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Automotive GPS units show you which road you are on, and once you are moving, they give you the time and distance to your next turn.

GPS makes traveling so much easier

Why would the driver of a car spend hundreds of dollars for a GPS navigation device just to do something that nearly anybody can do with a $10 road atlas? […]

Big rainbow trout such as this one caught at the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County are fairly common in hatchery-supported waters.

Things to know about trout

Robert Satterwhite

Here’s a compilation of trivia, information and tips about trout and trout fishing you probably won’t find anywhere else. Some of it might even be useful. […]

A small king or a large Spanish mackerel? That’s the problem many anglers have in identifying these fish of this size, but the king limit is three per angler while the Spanish daily creel is 15 fish. (See end of Jerry Dilsaver’s column to find this fish’s identify.)

Know your macks after attacks

Jerry Dilsaver

One of the mistakes too many anglers continue to make is confusing Spanish mackerel and small king mackerel. […]

June can be a good month for bass anglers because the fish are moving, traveling creek channels back toward the main lake.

It is no secret to anyone who is familiar with my name or reputation that I love to fish crankbaits. Most of the money I’ve won as a pro bass fisherman has been with a diving bait tied onto the business end of a fishing rod. […]

A thin red-and-black ribbontail worm is a subtle lure better suited for relatively clear water because it’s quiet, moves naturally with low vibration, and is thin.

Choosing effective lures

Dustin Wilks

Do you want to catch lots of bass? Big bass? Picking the right lure is as important to success as being in the right area at the right time of year. […]

Lexington’s Chris Brown (pictured) and Linwood’s Todd Shoaf won the March 31 NBC Yadkin Sport Series tournament at Tuckertown Lake with 20.48 pounds and had the big fish of the day, a 6.47-pound bass.

Pope, Webber top Kerr Lake event

Tony Garitta

Roger Pope of Statesville and Nathan Webber of Boone won the April 14 Ranger Owners Championship Series event at Kerr Lake. […]

The author used a topwater lure to catch this big bass from a lily pad bed at Lake Phelps.

Paradise at Phelps

Mike Marsh

If you don’t live in the northeastern part of North Carolina, Washington County’s Lake Phelps may seem to be a long ride just to go fishing. […]

The resin-impregnated wooden handle of this spiral-wrapped Tracy King rod allows for greater sensitivity. “It’s like holding a rod blank,” he said.

Wrapped Too Tight?

Tony Garitta

No one knows who first described B. Everett Jordan’s largemouth bass as “swimming footballs,” but the depiction is an accurate one given the short, stocky nature of the fish that meander throughout the lake’s underwater gridiron. […]

The author gaffed and lifted Terry Heuser’s N.C. citation-size cobia, caught at Yaupon Reef, into the boat’s ice-storage compartment.

Yaupon Diner

Jerry Dilsaver

The dark shape, slowly circling the live pogy suspended beneath a balloon, suddenly whirled and streaked toward the surface. […]

Two years ago, N.C. anglers had no trouble landing striped bass in the ocean from December through February. Often N.C. boats would reach a limit of striped bass within 30 minutes. During 2007, some N.C. boats headed to Chesapeake Bay to find the fish.

Bugged by Stripers

Bob Goldstein

Theories are rampant as to what caused a major decline in N.C.’s winter striped bass fishery. North Carolina Sportsman asks some experts in this story. […]