Freshwater Fishing
Strike out for a reaction
Whether you call it power-jigging, speed-jigging, or speed-reeling, the technique has been proven effective at catching numerous offshore saltwater species, striped bass and now, hybrid bass. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Opportunities on top
Conventional fishing wisdom says that topwater baits should be retired shortly after sunrise, not to be picked up again until shortly before sunset. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Sculpzilla: king streamer
Streamers are flies that imitate a variety of aquatic life, especially minnows, and when fly fishers fish big waters for big trout, they’ll usually tie on a streamer. […]
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Peeling Fontana – Layer down for great summer fishing at Fontana Lake
On Fontana Lake, water temperatures in June and July cement the summer fishing season. While a few fish can still be found in and around the shallows — usually only early and late in the day — most have retreated to deeper, cooler water in the 10,230-acre lake west of Bryson City. […]
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Norman newbies – Lake Norman’s hybrids and spots like it hot
Ask any angler what he or she wants more of and the answer will be simple and emphatic, “to catch more fish!” Spanning 32,500 acres just north of Charlotte, the inland sea known as Lake Norman gives fisherman the opportunity to do just that. […]
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Sabiki rigs can be versatile tools to catch all kinds of fish
White perch populations have expanded exponentially in many of the Carolina’s large impoundments. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Planer boards make trolling work
It wouldn’t be possible or effective to run a trolling setup without planer boards on the outer lines. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Live bait equals better bites
Nothing beats the real thing when it comes to bait. Lure manufacturers have spent millions of dollars researching and trying to replicate the movements of baitfish, but a cast net can provide the real thing over and over again. […]
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Keeper season begins Saturday on delayed-harvest trout waters
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open 31 trout streams and two lakes classified as delayed-harvest trout waters under hatchery-supported regulations on Saturday, June 6. […]
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Stalk Hickory’s stripers – Head for the upper end of Lake Hickory for some great late-spring striper action
Being 100 miles inland at the foot of the Appalachian mountains, mere yards from the Hickory Regional Airport, Lake Hickory might seem is an unlikely spot for trophy striped bass, but many anglers are finding this sliver of a lake to be a good bet for landing quality fish. […]