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July 16, 2026
HomeWestern NC

Western NC

Fishing Hotspots

Solitude and big fish

Brian Cope

Western North Carolina’s rivers offer great fishing and lots of solitude in the winter. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Go slow for WNC trout

Brian Cope

February is a great month to catch big trout in the mountains of North Carolina, but you have to slow your presentation. […]

Bear

“Selfie Bear” cub released into wild

Brian Cope

NCWRC officials released an orphaned black bear cub into the wild this past November. […]

Mountain Trout

NC hatchery heavily damaged

Brian Cope

North Carolina’s trout stocking program is down one fish hatchery after damage from Hurricane Helene. […]

Fishing Hotspots

WNC’s rivers are recovering

Brian Cope

December is time to break out the small flies and long leaders for western NC trout. […]

Fishing

Traveling to western NC?

Brian Cope

Western North Carolina is a popular travel destination for Christmas, and for the winter in general. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Mixing it up in WNC

Brian Cope

Anglers in western NC can expect strong bites from both smallmouth bass and mountain trout during fall. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Hot bronzeback action in WNC

Brian Cope

When temperatures begin cooling in September, western NC’s smallmouth action heats up. […]

Features

Terrestrials for summer trout

Jeremy Grady

Flies that match terrestrial insects are the key to catching western NC’s trout during the summer heat. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Davidson River trout

Brian Cope

Trout fishing on the Davidson River in July is the most productive after an afternoon thunderstorm. […]

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Deer

South Carolina’s 2026 deer season begins Aug. 15 in two game zones

Deer

We’re a month away from South Carolina’s deer season opener in the state’s Game Zones 3 and 4! […]

Santee Cooper

Santee Cooper July fishing report

Freshwater

Striper season is closed for the summer on the Santee Cooper lakes, but plenty of other species are in play. […]

NC Artificial Reef Program gets major enhancements

Newsletters

The NC Artificial Reef Program, in partnership with Stevens Towing Company, completed two major reef enhancements in May. […]

NCWRC

NCWRC seeking volunteers to help improve fishing habitat

Freshwater Fishing

The NCWRC needs help with improving habitat for sport fishes and other wildlife by establishing self-sustaining native aquatic plant communities. […]

Kat catching Catfish

Catfish

Kat Poland went noodling for the first time this past weekend and noodled a beautiful flathead catfish. […]

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