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May 1, 2026
HomeWestern NC

Western NC

Featured

Hendersonville man’s French Broad muskie that might have challenged record

Phillip Gentry

Neal Osteen of Hendersonville wasn’t exactly surprised when he landed a monstrous, 51 inch muskie from the French Broad River on March 8, but was still overjoyed at landing his best muskie to date. […]

Freshwater Fishing

A trout angler’s paradise

Robert Satterwhite

It is possible to fish a different trout stream every day for a year and cover only a fraction of the streams in western North Carolina. […]

Events & Announcements

Senate bill would eliminate corn ethanol content in fuels

Jerry Dilsaver

Three U.S. senators have co-sponsored a bill to eliminate the mandate to use corn ethanol in fuels, and early expectations are that the bill – similar to one that was never brought to a vote in the last session – will proceed toward passage. […]

Content

Brown is beautiful – Upper Catawba River below Lake James is a trophy brown trout stream

Mike Marsh

A pickup towing a trailer carrying two inflatable boats pulled into the parking lot of the Bridgewater Public Fishing Access Area downstream from one of the two dams that impounds Lake James. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Stay warm and dry on a winter stream

Craig Holt

With water temperatures likely to be in the 30- to 40-degree range through February, staying warm and dry are crucial to enjoying mountain trout fishing. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Mountain trout are North Carolina’s most sought-after fish

Craig Holt

If a contestant on “Jeopardy” buzzed in first after getting the club “The most sought-after fish by North Carolina anglers,” the response would probably be a question involving largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, flounder, red drum or spotted sea-trout. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Don’t miss the other Tuck

Robert Satterwhite

On just about any day, fair weather or not, the delayed-harvest section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County is crowded with trout fishers, either wading or floating the stream. […]

Content

Cold weather, steaming-hot trout

Craig Holt

There’s an explanation why mountain trout fishing is a year-round activity: although some fishermen like it hot, trout like it cold. […]

Deer of the Year

The hunting gods frowned, then smiled on hunter

Dan Kibler

Will Fussy skipped school on Nov. 25 because he had only one class, and the hunting gods punished him. […]

Events & Announcements

Commission schedules public meeting on management of six public tracts

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is holding a public meeting on Feb. 16 in Morganton to seek input on developing a management plan for six state-owned tracts on the Commission’s Pisgah Game Land in western North Carolina. […]

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