Fishing News and Information

	Hatteras offshore action turning on at opportune time 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. MORE ...

	Offshore fishing excellent 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. MORE ...

	Crappie on fire, bass biting on Yadkin system reservoirs Nearly every species of gamefish is biting at the Yadkin chain of lakes now — especially crappie and largemouth bass. MORE ...

	Davidson County team scores big in Badin FOM tourney 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. MORE ...

	Why fish slime matters Afew months ago, I accidentally dropped a bass in the bottom of a dirty old johnboat at my favorite pond. I felt bad, as it was covered in sand when I let it go. Two months later, I took a friend and his son back to the same pond. Every fish we caught was beautiful — except one my friend’s son caught. It had sores all over it. I think it was the fish I dropped in the bottom of the boat. MORE ...

	Harris bass spawn mostly done, but keep fishing those beds 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. MORE ...

	Lexington pair win big Chris Brown and Jason Thomas of Lexington won the March 23 Carolina Bass Challenge on Jordan Lake with a 5-fish limit that weighed an impressive 27.81 pounds and was worth $9,000. MORE ...

	Chopper blues arrive on annual visit to Cape Lookout area Chopper bluefish have moved into the hook and drain at Cape Lookout, and the toothy critters are worthy and dependable adversaries. Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island said the big bluefish, which run from six to 12 pounds, are very thin after the winter and are feeding constantly to bulk up. MORE ...

	Commission certifies two new freshwater state-record fish After more than a year without a new state-record freshwater fish, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently certified two new record breakers — a freshwater drum from Kerr Reservoir and a white crappie from a private lake in Wake County. MORE ...

	Fishing is wide open at Lake Wylie Largemouth bass, crappie and catfish are biting at Lake Wylie, according to guide Jerry Neeley. MORE ...

	Black sea bass restrictions may be lessened this summer. Fishermen who have lamented tight restrictions on black sea bass off the Carolinas may get some relief. The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council said the most-recent stock status survey was good enough to consider raising recreational quotas for the popular bottomfish, and it is asking fishermen to comment electronically or by mail before a special conference on May 13. MORE ...

	Threadgill brothers win CATT event on Badin Scott Threadgill of Troy and Jason Threadgill of Norwood topped a field of 22 teams to win the April 27 Carolina Anglers Team Trail Yadkin Division tournament on Badin Lake MORE ...