Hatteras offshore action boiling hot in time for season's first tournament

The offshore fishing out of Hatteras has been consistently good all spring, and it’s ramping up another notch heading into this week’s Hatteras Village Offshore Open tournament, with a variety of tuna, a growing number of dolphin, good wahoo and some hungry billfish in the baits lately.

Offshore fishing great out of Atlantic Beach

The offshore fishing out of Atlantic Beach appears to be reaching one of those points when it is about as good as it gets, according to Capt. Mike Webb of Pelagic Sportfishing.

Paddle or peddle to the fish in a Native Watercraft kayak

Native believes there’s nothing like the view from the water. Knowing that kayak anglers have different needs and options, Native offers several models of angler-specific kayaks. Paddle or pedal, there’s a Native kayak to fit the bill.

Crappie bite is on at Yadkin system lakes

Nearly every species of gamefish is biting at the Yadkin chain of lakes now — especially crappie and largemouth bass.

Davidson County team wins FOM at Badin

Robert Mixon of Lexington and Robert Lambert of Denton took advantage of high winds to capture the May 4 Fishers of Men Piedmont Division tournament at Badin Lake, their second victory on the circuit.

Catch post-spawn Shearon Harris bass

Female largemouth bass at Shearon Harris Lake have mostly spawned out and left male bass guarding the fry that’s hatched out, and while many fishermen dread this time, guide Joel Richardson of Kernersville isn’t one of them. He's catching them.