Deer Hunting
Greenville man wins North Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck grand prize
J.O. Teel of Greenville killed a great 10-point buck last Nov. 10 on an N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission permit hunt on the Roanoke River Game Lands. […]
Western NC
Freshwater Fishing
The other Nantahala
The Nantahala River in Macon and Swain counties is primarily known for its challenging white-water rapids that attract paddlers — amateur as well as Olympic-class — by the thousands during the summer and fall, it is also widely recognized as one of the mountain area’s premier trout streams, so good that Trout Unlimited included it on its list of the top 100 trout streams in the United States — along with the Davidson River. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A life-long fishing affair
I’ve had numerous romances, affairs, dalliances, one-time stands and flirtations over years — too many to care about counting. […]
Bass Fishing
Anglers mine ‘funnels’ for Lake Norman spots, largemouths, crappie, perch
Spotted bass, largemouth bass, crappie and white perch are concentrated in deep water at funnel points across Lake Norman, and anglers who can locate them can have fantastic fishing days. […]
Content
Feeling blue – How to up your fishing success for Lake Norman catfish
In the 1956 motion picture, Gregory Peck portrays the character of Capt. Ahab, who relentlessly pursues the great white whale of Herman Melville’s classic, “Moby Dick.” […]
Freshwater Fishing
The Catfish Hunters
Three years ago, Jake Bussolini, an author based in the Lake Norman area, solicited the assistance of guide Mac Byrum to co-author a book on the science and techniques behind catching giant catfish around the country. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Try the garlic chicken
Fishermen who target catfish are no strangers to unusual concoctions, but catfish recipes typically border on rancid — not make the angler hungry for lunch. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Not ‘Tuck-ed’ away
A multifaceted stream, the Tuckasegee River begins at the junction of Panthertown and Greenland creeks in southeastern Jackson County and flows northwest through Jackson into Swain County, where it eventually flows into Fontana Reservoir. […]
Featured Story
Spots, stripers warm up Lake Norman December fishing
Spotted bass and stripers are the main targets at Lake Norman this month for guide Craig Price of Denver. […]
Featured
Giant California yellowfin tuna battle for world record
Two huge yellowfin tuna – the two biggest ever – have been caught in the past couple of months, but only one is being considered for a new world record. John Petruescu caught a 445-pound yellowfin just before sunrise on Dec. 9 while fishing on the Excel, a long-range charterboat out of San Diego, Calif., Although his fish surpassed the existing world record by a full 40 pounds, it was will not be considered as a possible world record because the boat’s captain grabbed the fishing rod twice during the fight, disqualifying it under the rules of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). […]