Freshwater Fishing
White perch: the best bait for Lake Wylie catfish
In the span of 30 years, the white perch’s range has increased from coastal rivers to just about every freshwater reservoir and river drainage in the Carolinas. […]
Western NC
Freshwater Fishing
Spring trout are hard to beat
Beginning around the middle of March and continuing through May, brown, rainbow, and brook trout become active and hungry, and mountain anglers enjoy some of the best trout fishing of the year. […]
Bass Fishing
Edwin Evers wins Bassmaster Classic
With one of the most dramatic come-from-behind victories in Bassmaster Classic history, Edwin Evers of Talala, Oklahoma crushed Jason Christie by more than 10-pounds, and took home the $300,000 grand prize from the Superbowl of fishing, which was held in Evers’ home state at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees. […]
Bass Fishing
Casey Ashley, Marty Robinson in top ten at Bassmaster Classic
Day one of the 2016 Bassmaster Classic on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees is in the books, and two of South Carolina’s three anglers are in the top ten. Oklahoma angler Jason Christie sits in the lead with a one-day limit of five bass weighing 20 pounds, 14 ounces, and although his lead over second-place angler Greg Vinson is more than 2-pounds, a lot can change on day two. […]
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Make a game plan before you take on Lake Wylie’s blue catfish
James Moore of Westminster, S.C., will readily admit that he doesn’t consider Lake Wylie as one of his home lakes, but every time he goes there, he does well catching blue catfish. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Hickory heats up
Andy Fox of Claremont isn’t one to look a gift horse in the mouth, especially if it’s got fins, scales and a big mouth. […]
Bass Fishing
Tactics for Lake Norman’s winter bedding bass
Fishing for bedding bass is a fun tactic when done correctly. The average bass bed holds a male and a female, and though it make take time and patience, both are potential targets. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Norman bass fishing is powered by the Marshall Steam Station
Duke Energy commissioned the Marshall Steam Station in 1964 and began commercial operation in 1965. The plant was named for Duke’s former president, E.C. Marshall, and is in Terrell, a Catawba County town west of Lake Norman. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A fisher’s primer on flies
Fishers have been fooling trout into taking artificial flies since the days of ancient Macedonia — and probably much longer — and that practice has changed very little in the intervening years. […]
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Catch a variety of species on Fontana with these tips
The fishing is good on Lake Fontana, and one of the best reasons to fish there now is that everything in the lake is biting. […]
