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	Tune to right channel for post-spawn bass June 15 at 7:00 am So what’s a good strategy for finding post-spawn bass?

	Best lures for the post-spawn June 15 at 7:00 am Because bass leave spring spawning beds over a period of weeks, Joel Richardson knows these fish may be at different areas of an impoundment on a particular day, and that means fitting his tackle to the area(s) he chooses to fish.

	Lake Gaston bass in post-spawn mood, but topwaters are producing June 11 at 8:19 pm Largemouth bass currently are in a post-spawn period at Lake Gaston, and according to Lynn Harvell of Topwater Guide service, two distinct fishing patterns have emerged on the 20,000-acre impoundment.

	Topwater fishing for bass, pumpkinseed is great at Lake Phelps June 07 at 12:47 pm Lake Phelps in Washington County may offer North Carolina’s best available topwater fishing for largemouth bass and pumpkinseed panfish.

	It’s June — fish it like May June 06 at 9:00 am June is normally one of my two favorite months to catch bass. They’re finished with the spawn, have moved back toward deep water and are fattening up after going without for a couple of weeks.

	Shakin’ the post-spawn blues June 01 at 7:00 am By June, most largemouth bass in North Carolina waters have ended their spawn and are in a blue funk as far as chasing lures is concerned.

	Cover June 01 at 7:00 am Outer Banks headboats target everything from grouper to black sea bass to croaker, while bass fishermen find plenty of action at the Piedmont Triad-area municipal lakes.

	Stanley Top Toad May 29 at 9:00 am A leading artificial lure manufacturer’s newest pride and joy jumped like a real frog to the forefront of bass fishing circles very quickly in early 2013.

	Fontana bass fishing should peak in next few weeks May 28 at 8:22 pm The next month will be the best of the year to catch smallmouth and largemouth bass on Fontana Lake in the extreme southwestern corner of North Carolina.

	Why fish slime matters May 08 at 9:00 am 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.

	Harris bass spawn mostly done, but keep fishing those beds May 07 at 8:51 am 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.

	Lake Hickory bass spawn is in full swing; bigger fish in upper end April 25 at 10:00 pm Get 'em while they're hot! That’s the message from bass pro Tracy Adams of Wilkesboro after a couple of days on the water this week catching bass on Lake Hickory. “We’ve got a big wave of bass ready to go (spawn). Oh, boy, the next few days ought to be something,” said Adams, a two-time Bassmasters Classic qualifier who two excellent days on the water sight-fishing for bedding bass on Hickory. On Tuesday, he took Matt Cashion of Cashion rods, one of his major sponsors, and they caught a dozen or so keepers on the lower end of the lake, most of them in the 2 ½- to 3-pound range, but one a 6-pounder. On Thursday, he started on the lower end, then moved to the upper end, where he caught three 5-pounders to go with another dozen keepers. His 5-fish limit for the day: around 22 pounds.