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Stripers are running, and biting, on the Pamlico River
The stripers are making their spring run up the Pamlico River, and the bite is heating up. […]
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N.C. Coastal rivers fishing report from NCWRC
This is the weekly North Carolina coastal rivers fishing report, compiled from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]
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March busts out at Santee Cooper lakes
March is known for blustery weather, but it also ushers in big-fish season for several species. The heralded prespawn striper run is under way, and these fish are on a mission to spawn, packing many of the heaviest stripers into the upper end of Lake Marion. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Try shallow water for New Bern stripers
It’s all catch-and-release fishing, but winter striper action on the Neuse and Trent rivers around New Bern, N.C., is still good. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Anglers catching Lake Murray stripers down deep
Lake Murray striper anglers are still catching plenty of fish, despite the summer heat. But those who fish early, late, and deep are having the most success. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Cooling weather will trigger hot High Rock striper bite
Late August’s nighttime temperatures offer just enough of a cooling effect to turn on the stripers at High Rock Lake. […]
Striper
Super striper bite despite high river levels across Carolinas
Lake Wateree is overflowing, but the stripers in the river don’t mind the extra heaping of water. They are biting a variety of lures, despite the rushing water. […]
Fishing Hotspots
May is big-fish time for Lake Rhodhiss stripers
The best fishing for Lake Rhodhiss stripers takes place in May before the summer recreational traffic breaks loose. […]
Features
Big 6 for spring Carolina stripers
Try out these half-dozen bodies of water in the Carolinas for the best striped bass fishing between April and June. […]
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Wateree River stripers are burning up the topwater
It’s time to hit the Wateree River stripers for one of the hottest topwater bites you’ll ever experience. […]
Bass Fishing
Albemarle Sound stripers are on tap
Along with the brisk winds of October comes a special time on North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound: keeper season for striped bass. […]
Featured
Roanoke River striper season extended to May 6
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will extend the striped bass harvest season within the Roanoke River Management Area until midnight on Sunday, May 6. The season had been set to expire by rule on April 30. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Hickory stripers moving
Guide Colt Bass of Collettesville, N.C., said May is a productive month for quality stripers at Lake Hickory on the Catawba River system. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Hartwell bass fishing is hot
“Fishing really gets cranked up on Hartwell in May,” said Harden, who runs Bucktail Guide Service from his Commerce, Ga., home. “I might be partial, but I think it is the best striper/hybrid fishing lake there is. We are just getting hot with schools of fish everywhere now — and Hartwell has some really big stripers.” […]