Bass Fishing
It’s time to target smallmouth on Fontana Lake
Guide James McManus of Sylva, N.C., expects smallmouth bass fishing on North Carolina’s Fontana Lake to be on the rebound this winter. […]
Western NC
Columns
Brown trout: the immigrant that took over
Brown trout, are not native to the Carolinas, or even to North America, but they have thrived since their introduction. […]
Deer of the Year
Mitchell County brute goes down to WNC hunter
Justin Grindstaff of Spruce Pine, N.C. killed a 20-point buck in Mitchell County with an 80-yard shot from his Ravin crossbow. […]
Deer of the Year
WNC hunter downs giant Cleveland County buck
Cole Miller of Belwood, N.C. killed a giant Cleveland County buck on Thanksgiving Day, 2019. […]
Deer of the Year
Edneyville hunter kills Polk County trophy buck
Polk County, N.C. is a tough place to find a trophy buck, but Kyle Owenby killed a massive 10-pointer there on Dec. 12, 2019. […]
Bass Fishing
Trophy walleye surprises Lake James bass angler
Bryan Justice of Arden, N.C. caught an 8.2-pound trophy walleye while bass fishing in Lake James. […]
Deer of the Year
Sylva hunter downs giant Jackson County 11-pointer
After letting the buck walk three years ago, Patrick Brown of Sylva, N.C. killed it as an 11-pointer on Dec. 11, 2019 in Jackson County. […]
Catfish
Work ledges for Lake Norman’s winter cats
Fish cut bait on lower-lake ledges for Lake Norman catfish. […]
Deer of the Year
Marion hunter kills McDowell County 14-point buck
Ervin Smith of Marion, N.C. thought he was shooting at a 7-point buck that he was familiar with, but was glad to see it was a 14-pointer instead. […]
Deer of the Year
N.C. hunter kills massive Buncombe County buck
Rodney McDaris killed a big Buncombe County, N.C. buck on Nov. 26, 2019 after observing it on trail cameras for several months. […]
Features
Get down deep for winter trout in mountain streams
A large, dark shadow was visible in a bathtub-sized pool. The pool downstream from where I stood had produced several average-sized rainbow trout for quick release. The shadow was in a tiny pool upstream in the middle of a turbulent riffle. […]
Columns
Don’t ignore winter trout-fishing opportunities
Winter can be productive time to fish for mountain trout. […]
Bear
Youth hunter kills his first bear in Henderson County
Youth hunter Arliss Levi killed his first bear, a 250-pounder in Henderson County on Nov. 1. It was his dad’s birthday, and the 11-year-old killed the bear with his mom’s .308. […]
Bass Fishing
Spotted bass starting to school up on North Carolina’s Lake Norman
Lake Norman’s spotted bass beginning to school up as weather cools. […]