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Aubrey Pate’s first turkey harvest
Eight-year-old Aubrey Pate harvested her very first turkey on April 6, 2024, opening day of North Carolina’s youth season. […]
Western NC
Fishing Hotspots
Tuckasegee trouting
Browns, rainbows and brook trout are aggressive on the Tuckasegee River this month. […]
Mountain Trout
Setzer Hatchery renovation
The Bobby N. Stezer State Fish Hatchery will undergo renovations that will impact trout stockings in 2025 and 2026. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Head west for hot trout action
Anglers can catch lots of trout on different flies and techniques throughout March on the streams of western NC. […]
Crappie
Bryan Buckner’s Green River crappie
Bryan Buckner got lucky and landed this nice crappie on the Green River in NC, pushing minnows in the August heat. […]
Bass
4-pound smallie on Lake James!
My wife and I fished today (Dec 31, 2023) on Lake James. She landed this 4lb, 20.5” smallmouth! Biggest smallmouth of her life. Great way to finish out the year! –bangwanger
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Find your fly-fishing destination
Anglers looking for some great fly-fishing destination information will find what they’re looking for, sometimes far easier than they expect. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Bugging on the Davidson River
The Davidson River is a gold mine for fly-fishermen during the winter, when a variety of small midge flies will catch trout. […]
Bag a Buck
Perry Shelton kills 11-point trophy buck in Rutherford County
Perry Shelton of Bostic, NC killed a 213-pound, 11-point buck that’s been green-scored at 150+ inches in Rutherford County on Nov. 25, 2023. […]
Bag a Buck
Big Alleghany buck goes down to Lisa
Lisa was blessed with her first trophy buck in Alleghany, NC on December 3rd 2023. 220 yard shot with her 7mm 08. […]