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April brings great trout fishing to Carolinas
Beginning around the middle of March and continuing through May, mountain anglers enjoy some of the year’s best trout fishing. […]
Western NC
Bass Fishing
Lake James smallmouth about to bust loose
The smallmouth bass are already biting on Lake James, but they’re about to get even more hungry with the upcoming warming trend. […]
Fishing
Smallmouth in shallow water at Lake James
April is a great month for catching smallmouth bass at Lake James, and a variety of lures are working, especially in shallow water and along ledges. […]
Big Bass
N.C. angler lands enormous smallmouth bass
Ken Whitesides of Connelly Springs, N.C. caught a trophy smallmouth bass while fishing Lake James on Feb. 29, 2020. […]
Mountain Trout
NCWRC closing hatchery-supported waters Feb. 29
North Carolina’s hatchery supported trout waters will close on Feb. 29 to allow the NCWRC to restock with more than 900,000 fish. The season will open April 4. […]
Bass Fishing
How to catch February 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. […]
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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. […]