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Go blue lining for winter trout
Blue lining is the art of fishing tiny streams for mountain trout, and a great way to enjoy some solitude on the water. […]
Western NC
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Go down under for trout
Going deep for mountain trout involves certain techniques and tools that will have you catching more and bigger fish. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Dunk a winter fly for Davidson River trout
The Davidson River is a hotspot for mountain trout throughout the winter months. […]
Mountain Trout
Chancey Sanders’ HUGE Cherokee trout
Chancey Sanders caught this 28-inch, 10-pound rainbow trout in Cherokee, North Carolina. […]
Fishing Reports
Morgan Alley’s Lake Hickory walleye
Morgan Alley got this 9 pound walleye on Lake Hickory in December.
Freshwater
Walleye on Lake Hickory
This is my daughter Morgan , we were striper fishing and caught these walleye instead. We really did know Lake Hickory had walleye. The big one was around 9 pounds. –Pat Alley; Hudson, NC
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Brandon Gills’ Burke County buck
I killed this 14-point buck with a crossbow in Burke County on Dec. 15, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. An hour after three does came passing through, he came in the same path as the does […]
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Logan Hildebrand’s chocolate buck
Logan Hildebrand killed this chocolate-racked, mainframe 10-point buck in Burke County, NC on Sept. 21, 2022. […]
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Joshua Vestal’s trophy buck
Joshua Vestal of Boone, NC killed a 201-pound trophy buck that sported an 18-inch inside spread on Nov. 22, 2022. […]
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Big Burke County 10
Logan Hildebrand’s 2-year quest came to an end with this Burke County, NC when the mainframe 10-point buck showed up in September. […]