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Small crankbaits fished from 5- to 8-feet deep in the backs of creeks at large lakes are good spots in October because of shad concentrations.

Bass at fairly shallow depths now

It’s hard to talk about bass fishing in October in terms of things that should happen because so many things can. […]

Finding the correct boat position and being extremely quiet will help an angler catch more red fish and other species.

Position yourself for success

How many times have you given up on one of your favorite fishing spots and simply mentally crossed it off as they just weren’t biting today? […]

This feisty bass hit near the area where the Uwharrie River flows into Lake Tillery.

Yadkin on the Fly

Tony Garitta

Fly-fishing evokes images of bubbling streams winding their way along pebble and rocky bottoms amidst mountainous terrain in the western reaches of North Carolina. […]

White-tailed bucks like to travel in thick places, but they’ll often venture into the open during late October as they seek does.

Lifetime Buck

Dan Kibler

Jordan Barnes isn’t a run-of-the-mill 10-year-old boy. […]

Small-size pointing dogs that work close are good choices for grouse hunters. Wide-ranging pointers probably should stay at home.

Mountain Magnets

Don Mallicoat

Ginny’s high tail, flaring nostrils and the intensity of her point told me she had a snoot full of bird scent. […]

Bill Barrett knocked down this big wild pig at Howell Woods last year.

While N.C. legislators wrangled with pork-barrel spending from a $2.1-billion surplus, Luke Vande Guchte of Wake Forest knew what his family would be spending some of their money for – a taxidermy mount of his first big-antlered buck deer. […]

Neil Alford of Raleigh, who tagged N.C.’s No. 1 non-typical muzzle-loader trophy last year, said his food plot has attracted three more trophy bucks.

Basket Racks to Rocking Chairs

Craig Holt

Some white-tailed deer hunters like to place their stands atop ridges; some prefer hardwood slopes with dropping acorns; and some set up close to scrapes or where they’ve discovered big rub trees. […]

Tom Carlson (right), author of “Hatteras Blues,” celebrated a fall king aboard the Reveler with the help of mate Frank Gromadski.

High speed trolling is the trick for king mackerel

Mike Marsh

According to a dictionary, “revelry” is an occasion of boisterous celebration. If a fisherman’s heart isn’t made joyous at the sound of a reel screeching as the drag slips line to a smoker king mackerel, he’s picked the wrong sport. […]