Bass Fishing
Prespawn smallmouth starting to stir at Fontana Lake
The signs are out that fishing is about to pick up on Fontana Lake in North Carolina’s extreme southwestern corner. […]
Western NC
Bass Fishing
Hunt Norman’s hybrids – February is time to hunt hybrid bass on North Carolina’s Lake Norman
In 2012, when the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission decided to quit stocking striped bass in Lake Norman, that probably wasn’t the best news for Bob Curan, who grew up fishing for striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay before moving to North Carolina in 1997 and putting in 15 years learning the 32,500-acre lake north of Charlotte. […]
Crappie/Bream
Go light for chilled Lake Norman crappie
Guide Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures said winter crappie fishing at Lake Norman presents a good news/bad news scenario. […]
Head for the Mountains
Panthertown Valley is special for wild brook trout fishing
Panthertown Valley is unlike any other trout waters in western North Carolina. But it offers some of the best wild brook trout fishing in the region. […]
Deer of the Year
Deep Yancey County forest hunt produces big 10-point buck
Up until Thanksgiving morning, Adrian Whitson of Burnsville had not killed a buck in eight years, and normally only hunts with a bow. But it was rifle season, and Whitson carried his Ruger .223 into a stand deep in the forest of Yancey County, and a buck showed up that was worthy of Whitson pulling the trigger. […]
Deer of the Year
Newland, NC hunter downs 13-point beast on Thanksgiving
Since bow season, Coty Ingram of Newland, NC had been trying his hardest to bring down a buck that was the talk of Avery County hunters — a big-bodied 13-point that had turned up on a lot of folk’s trail cameras. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Walleye: a great import
Walleye are not indigenous to the southern Appalachians, but they have established themselves as a popular gamefish, second only to smallmouth bass. […]
Bass Fishing
Time for Norman’s spotted bass
Guide Gus Gustafson said spotted bass are a hot ticket on North Carolina’s Lake Norman as the water cools off this month. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Spawning trout are a fall adventure for Carolina anglers
In late September, autumn eases into the mountains with the first dull-red coloring of sourwood, dogwood and sumac leaves. Joe Pye weed, ironweed, asters, goldenrod and oxeye daisies brighten fields, pastures and roadsides in a dazzling array of colors. […]
Featured
N.C.’s Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations now in effect
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission implemented Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations on 34 trout waters in 20 western North Carolina counties on Oct. 1. Prior to Oct. 1, Hatchery Supported Trout Waters regulations apply to these waters. […]