Summer is the season of bugs, all kinds of bugs, the ones that crawl, fly or hop: beetles, inchworms, grasshoppers, crickets, bees, ants, caterpillars, crane flies, fireflies. No matter what kind of insect it is, you can find a fly that imitates it closely enough to make a trout believe it’s the real thing. […]
As kids, we learned not to cry over spilt milk. But crying may be warranted in this case. According to FoxCarolina, the thousands of gallons of milk that have spilled into Cove Creek around Saluda, N.C. has killed unknown numbers of trout and other wildlife. […]
More and more people are taking up the fine sport of trout fishing, but unfortunately, we aren’t adding new trout streams or growing more trout. Even remote, backcountry trout streams are getting more fishing pressure than ever. […]
Guide Gus Gustafson said July is a peak month for catching flathead catfish on North Carolina’s Lake Norman. […]
This time of year, it’s common to let our attention go to the beaches of the Carolinas for fishing offshore, nearshore, and inshore. The fishing is great for many different species along the coast, but we shouldn’t overlook the trout fishing that we have in the western part of both states. […]
The early Cherokee marked the beginning of the trout fishing season when trout lilies began blooming along mountain streams in early April. […]
After decades of observing and studying, Lance Milks of Greensboro is an encyclopedia of trout knowledge. […]
The Nantahala River is one of the best hatchery-supported trout streams in the southeast. It’s one you don’t want to miss! […]
Learning to use a fly rod can be complicated and time-consuming, especially for younger anglers. But Lance Milks of Greensboro has important a Japanese technique for putting artificial flies in front fish that’s easy to master and a kid-friendly introduction to fishing. […]
The Jocassee Gorges is a place of such wild and scenic beauty that National Geographic designated it as one of its “50 destinations of a lifetime.” And the trout fishing is top notch. […]
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