Freshwater
Stripers are biting strong across the Carolinas
Striper anglers are catching plenty of fish on numerous lakes across the Carolinas, and white perch are mixed in as a bonus. […]
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Fishing Reports
Roanoke stripers biting in unlikely places
The Roanoke River is flooded out of its banks, but the stripers are still hungry and biting. But right now, you’ll catch more in the flooded trees than open water. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Striper fishing is simple on Clarks Hill Lake in February
February is one of the best times of the year to catch big stripers in Clarks Hill Lake and the two Little rivers that feed it. […]
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These are the keys to catching High Rock stripers in winter
Guide Maynard Edwards of Lexington, N.C., targets stripers that follow baitfish into Abbotts, Flat Swamp and Second creeks at High Rock Lake during February’s cold weather. […]
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Artificial alternative – There’s an alternative to live bait for High Rock Lake’s winter stripers
Being a self-effacing guy, Maynard Edwards smiled when he recalled how once upon a January he stumbled across a new way to catch striped bass at High Rock Lake. […]
Bass Fishing
Downsize baits for better winter results on bass, stripers
Whether you fish for striped bass or largemouth bass during the winter, most guides and experienced anglers suggest downsizing your fishing lures for more strikes.
Freshwater Fishing
Flukes are a must for winter stripers
It’s not a surprise that nearly every artificial lure guide Richard Andrews uses for winter stripers is a Fluke-style soft plastic. […]
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Stripers in the ‘Ditch’ – Current and baitfish congregate winter stripers in Little River ICW
As the New Year arrives, fishermen along the Grand Strand have plenty to look forward to besides cold weather and college basketball on television, such as the striped bass that take up winter residence in the Little River section of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. […]
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Winter stripers are early arrivals in Wilmington rivers
There is a moratorium on possession of stripers in the Cape Fear River and its tributaries, but that doesn’t keep fishermen from playing multiple rounds of catch-and-release in the three rivers that converge at Wilmington. […]
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Mine the mother lode of cold rockfish: Trolling is a great way to catch Lake Tillery’s winter stripers
After the Revolutionary War, a young Hessian soldier found a yellow rock lying in the bed of an almost dry creek that was part of the Yadkin River drainage. […]