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. […]
Western NC
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. […]
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. […]