Fishing Hotspots
At Lake Russell, bait is the bomb in December
Find bait this month and you’ll load the boat with Lake Russell fish. […]
white perch
Fishing Hotspots
White perch aren’t just catfish bait at Lake Gaston
Summer heat doesn’t slow down white perch bite at Lake Gaston. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Test out Lake James’ white perch
Lake James has a good population of white perch, and they can keep anglers of all skill levels busy and happy on most any type of lures or baits. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Year-round white perch
While guide Zakk Royce confines most of his perch fishing to Lake Gaston along the North Carolina-Virginia border, you’d be hard-pressed to name any reservoir in North Carolina’s Piedmont or South Carolina’s Midlands that isn’t chock full of them. […]
Featured
How to catch multiple white perch on a single cast
White perch have become a nuisance on many of the lakes across both Carolinas, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t fun to catch. They’re also tasty table fare, and they make great catfish bait. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A vote for white perch
Plenty of fishermen in North Carolina and South Carolina haven’t been exactly excited about the proliferation of white perch, morone americana, in many reservoirs, Anglers targeting catfish love them for cut bait, but many bemoan the loss of white bass fisheries that are common where white perch have taken over. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How are white perch, herring changing Lake James’ fishery?
Guide Colt Bass said that Lake James is developing and changing as a freshwater fishery because of the presence of two species and the reappearance of another. […]
Freshwater Fishing
White perch: the best bait for Lake Wylie catfish
In the span of 30 years, the white perch’s range has increased from coastal rivers to just about every freshwater reservoir and river drainage in the Carolinas. […]
Catfish
White perch: the best bait for Lake Wylie catfish
In the span of 30 years, the white perch’s range has increased from coastal rivers to just about every freshwater reservoir and river drainage in the Carolinas. […]
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Deep brush piles producing crappie, white perch for Kerr Lake anglers
With the heat on across North Carolina, many fishermen have taken to after-dark trips, but Chris Bullock, a veteran guide on John H. Kerr Reservoir has been knocking out plenty of black crappie and white perch on daytime trips. […]