Western NC Archives - Page 51 of 74

Casey Ashley is in great shape going into the second day of the 2014 Bassmaster Classic.

Ashely well positioned after first day of Bassmaster Classic

Casey Ashley logged in 23 pounds, 2 ounces during the first day of competition in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic — and he wasn’t surprised at all. […]

Delayed-harvest menu

L. Woodrow Ross

The following streams are in the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s delayed-harvest program: […]

Boat docks and piers literally line most of Lake Norman’s shoreline, and they’re great spots to target late-winter bass entering the prespawn.

Plenty of opportunity

David A. Brown

Lake Norman’s 32,475 surface acres, multiple creek arms and numerous coves offers a lot of areas in which to seek these February prespawners. […]

Bass pro Denny Brauer adjusts the style and size of his jig trailer to make conditions.

Getting the best jig fit

David A. Brown

Legendary bass pro Denny Brauer has plied his craft all over the country, developing a reputation as one of the best jig fishermen ever. […]

The author caught this brook trout on a trip to the North Fork of the Mills River in Transylvania County.

Favorite delayed-harvest streams

L. Woodrow Ross

Kevin Howell, the owner of Davidson River Outfitters, recommends four delayed-harvest streams as his favorites among those designated as such by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]

Hazel Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of North Carolina’s best-known and best trout streams.

At some time or other, anyone who claims to be a mountain trout fisher makes his or her way to Hazel Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to pay homage to one of the South’s most celebrated trout streams. […]

Tommy Hogshead of Hayesville killed this huge Clay County buck last Sept. 30. Because of an injury to its genitals, the buck was still in full velvet.

Wide, heavy mountain buck carried his velvet extra time for a reason

Craig Holt

In the southwestern corner of North Carolina, Clay County is recognized more for black bears than whitetail deer, but Tommy Hogsed, owner of Parker’s Country Store in Hayesville, had seen a heavy-beamed buck chasing a doe in 2012. […]

February weather is nippy, but Lake Norman’s bass feel spring approaching.

Nippy Norman know-how – Prespawn action set to begin as Lake Norman’s bass stir out of winter haunts

David A. Brown

February is the month marked by Valentine’s Day, and it’s when bass pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby loves Lake Norman. […]

Don’t miss your chance to fish a delayed-harvest trout stream.

Delayed Delight – Delayed-harvest trout streams provide fishermen great and different opportunities

L. Woodrow Ross

The late Lee Wulff, a master fly-fisherman, once wisely stated, “Gamefish are too valuable to be caught only once.” […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission plans to trap between 75 and 150 deer -- a huge percentage of them does -- over the next three years from Morrow Mountain State Park for relocation on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in western North Carolina.

Cherokees having tribal lands restocked with deer from state park

Craig Holt

Visitors to the Cherokee Indian Reservation in western North Carolina often see wildlife – not including the ones headed for slot-machine seats inside Harrah’s – and thanks to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, they’ll be seeing more whitetail deer in the near future. […]