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Winter Striped Bass On The Lower Roanoke River, N.C.

Over the years I’ve heard about fishing the “upper” Roanoke River in eastern North Carolina. The springtime spawning run of striped bass is famous, and I’ve had it on my bucket list of fishing trips for some time.
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Bass Fishing Off The Beaten Path

Living in what many people consider to be the best fishing destination in the world, one would think finding a place to bass fish in Florida would be easy.
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Winter’s Big Fish in the South

Having spent the majority of my life in Florida and Georgia, I hate the cold. But kind of like backpacking, rowing a boat or a good sunburn, I will do anything to catch trout.
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Tips From A Pro – Cool Weather Swimbaits

When temperatures get colder, one of my favorite baits for bass is a swimbait. I categorize them in three types: hard body, soft hollow body and finesse.
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“Fishin’ Different” in The Great Smoky Mountains

Recently I visited The Great Smoky Mountains for a meeting of the Southeast Outdoor Writers Association at the Fontana Lake …
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A Southerner goes Swinging for Steelhead

Growing up in the South, fly fishing for me has always been predominantly about largemouth bass, bluegill, shoal bass, striped …

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Art of the Tease

Catching fish is the ultimate reason we hit the water, but teasing fish into a frenzy is a huge rush and tons of fun for both the teaser and the angler.

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Apalachicola Bay Reopens to Oyster Harvest for First Time Since 2020

Apalachicola Bay will reopen to recreational and commercial oyster harvesting from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, marking the first harvest season since the bay closed in 2020. The reopening follows years of restoration work and more than $38 million invested to rebuild oyster reefs and support a sustainable fishery.