Mountain Trout
Hatchery Supported trout waters closing Feb. 28 – April 3
The NCWRC will stock almost a million trout between Feb. 28 and April 3, 2021. Those waters will be closed to anglers during that period of time. […]
Western NC
Fishing Reports
Cherokee, N.C. winter fishing with Pautzke Baits
Fishing in the Cherokee area provides some great trout catches, and wintertime means fewer crowds and great fishing. […]
Bass Fishing
Warm winter wonders – February smallmouth
During February, a balmy day or two arrives that triggers smallmouth bass fishing on Fontana Lake in North Carolina’s extreme southwestern corner. […]
Crappie/Bream
Slow down for January’s Lake Norman crappie
Fish slow and take advantage of Lake Norman crappie this month. […]
Columns
Hanging up the trout rod
Trout fishing and writing about it come to an end for author Bob Satterwhite. […]
Bag a Buck
Makayla Norman’s Wilkes County giant buck
Makayla Norman
Wilkes County, NC
December 7, 2020
.308 Browning X-bolt […]
Bag a Buck
Sophia Norman’s Wilkes County buck
Sophia Norman
Wilkes County, NC
November 24, 2020
.243 Remington […]
Fishing Reports
Fly fishing the Davidson River
Wild Fly Productions joins up with Brown Trout Fly Fishing to fish western N.C.’s Davidson River, offering tips on how to fish this popular trout hole. […]
Catfish
Mountain Island blue catfish are plenty big, even if the lake is plenty small
Diminutive Mountain Island Lake spits out plenty of big, winter catfish. […]
Fishing
NCWRC looking for mudpuppy sightings
The NCWRC is looking for mudpuppy sightings from anglers. […]