North American Fishing Club North Carolina

New to Site

Sam C. — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:32:17 GMT

Hi, I live in WNC and I love to fish. Had some bad health for a few years but I'm healed and ready to get back to it. Glad to find this site. Looking forward to trout season in April. We have some great trout fishing in the county I live in.

New to Western NC where do I go!

SteelieStalker — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:39:45 GMT

Hey I just moved to Waynesville, NC. I am from the northwest and have no idea where to go to go fishing. Had to give up the Salmon and Steelhead fishing when I moved down here. I figured down here in this part of the state it's bass, crappie, bluegill, sunfish, catfish, and trout fishing that people go after. What river's or lakes are close to my area that I can hit up? If you provide some idea's on where to go give me some roads that are near by so I can type it in my Garmin. I have been here for almost a month and haven't hit the water yet. I am going insane! Help please I need to get out of the house before I loose my mind!

New BassPro Shop to be in Northern NC

Dennis1022 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:49:34 GMT

Just like to pass this information on to all the Northern Bass Fishermen & Women of a new Bass Pro Shop in Northern part of N.C. The location is in Cary, but now more information is passed on by company. This is only 2 counties from my county, Concord is 6 counties a long trip and bad area to break down. Hope they make the location off the main HWY. and have no other stores in the same locations. haven't heard of the exact location of BassPro Shop. Now all we need is Cabela's Store.

My BWS 2012 Experience

RedneckDMNC — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:24:43 GMT

In 2012 I entered my first Bassmaster Weekend Series (BWS) North Carolina Division 5 tournament as a co-angler. The one-day tournament, held at Jordan Lake in Apex, NC, wasn't quite what I had expected. The field was small, only 25 boats. I was expecting there to be atleast 40 boats, if not 50. Out of the 25 boats I finished the tournament in an eleven-way tie for 16th place. It wasn't a very good day for me as I caught nothing.

I started the day casting a buzz-bait and a Rebel Pop-R near the grass along the shoreline with no success. As the day went on I switched to a Rapala DT-6 and missed 2 fish. I wasn't sure how but it happened. I switched lures a couple of more times with no luck at all. That afternoon the topwater bite was over and I had switched over to a shaky-worm that my boater gave to me to try. This was the first time I had used a shaky-worm. I had thought about using shaky-worms for a while, but always stuck with the Texas-rig. I fished it about 5 feet from the grass line, where they seemed to be holding at or near the bottom. On the first bite, I went to set the hook too soon and pulled up nothing but half of a worm. It was getting late in the tournament and I hadn't caught a single fish. I pressed on throwing the shaky-worm and then it happened, a good bite and a solid hook-set, or so I thought. I reeled in knowing that I had a keeper on the end of my line. About half-way to the boat, my rod straighted out and the line went limp. It was gone and I wouldn't get another bite for the rest of the day.

On the way back to the launching area, I was feeling down and out about my failure to boat a fish. All I could think was "I'm better than that". Once my boater got his catch weighed in, we talked about how the day went. I mentioned my doubts about my participation in tournament fishing, Also that, I knew that I was a better bass angler that I was that day. He reminded me to focus on what I had learned and apply that to the next time.

Looking back, 2012 hasn't been a very good fishing year for me. I haven't had much luck anywhere this year, not even my home waters. Just yesterday, a friend and I took my canoe out and didnt even get a bite. I have had quite a few days like that, more so than usual this year.

Roll call for all NC members

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:56:28 GMT

Originally posted by: 4ty8er on 2/25/2006 3:57:21 AM

I have noticed we have alot of members from NC.
I hope to hear from all NC members. Where you like to fish and where you from?

As for myself. I like to fish Lake Townsend and Higgins in Greensboro, High Rock (when the jetskis are down to a mim.) and Lake Jordan.

Land To Camp on the Cape Fear River

jsessoms44 — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:05:51 GMT

Looking land for my family to camp on the Cape fear River within an hour of Dunn, NC area. Group less than 10 people. Not looking for a place to get rowdy, just fish and camp.

we always take more trash than we bring!

fishing partner

jphipps1 — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:52:06 GMT

Member#90058306 is looking for fishing partner in Greensboro NC. e-mail jlp072556@yahoo.com

Fishing in Parkton, Robeson County

mcoleman3 — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:51:32 GMT

Who lives in Parkton, Robeson County and likes to fish??

Randleman Reservoir

RedneckDMNC — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:42:22 GMT

Has anyone fished here any? It should be about ready to produce some good bass. I, myself, can't wait to get out on it.

My wife is going to Asheboro to visit her parents in a couple of weeks. Normally, I stay home in Fayetteville. However, if I could meet up with someone for a good day's fishing then I just might have an incentive to go. LOL Right now I'm looking at either the 10th or 17th of March. If you are interested e-mail me for more information at redneckdmnc(at)yahoo(dot)com.

Turtle caughting

mcoleman3 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:50:05 GMT

So Im going turtle caughting, so if you live in Parkton send me a message and we can meet up!

N.E. cape fear

kblake3 — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:24:27 GMT

My dad and me have a upcoming fishing tournament on the North East. We can not find any up to date fishing reports on it, so i was wondering if anyone has fished it lately and could give us a little information?

Greatly appreciated.

private ponds in wilkes county

DPorter82 — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:40:18 GMT

anyone know of any private ponds that are fishing friendly? catch and release is fine. i may even be willing to pay to fish.

Looking for a Fishing Partner

RedneckDMNC — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:15:53 GMT

I'm an avid bass fisherman looking for a fishing partner in/around the Fayetteville area. I have a canoe which is fine for small lakes and ponds however, I would like to fish the bigger lakes in NC. Also I am interested in entering a few amature tournaments. Most are team tournaments so I could use a partner for that as well. I don't want to say that you need a boat but, you do. Anyway, if you're interested PM me and we can arrange a meeting or whatever.

blues at lake norman

devonaddison1 — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:36:27 GMT

sombody help me with this one how do i catch these blues.

nite all

duckman — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:16:32 GMT

nite to all from mo

Letter to the Governor Perdue regardiing Stripped Bass

Dennis1022 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:06:01 GMT

There is a letter that you can copy and put your own name town & State. I have alredy sent mine and sent information to friends. So if you really care about fishing fresh or salt this is for you. What I did is copied and rearranged and removed arrows.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Phillips" <deanhphillips@yahoo.com>
To: "'Office of the Governor'" <governor.office@nc.gov>
Cc: "'Daniel, Louis'" <louis.daniel@ncdenr.gov>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 10:12 PM
Subject: [Cfrg] Striped Bass, ASMFC Vote

> Dear Governor Perdue:
>
> As a resident of North Carolina and I am writing to ask that you direct
> Louis Daniel to cast his vote on the Atlantic States Marine Fishery
> Commission against the proposed increase in the commercial striped bass
> quota.~ Here are the reasons why:
>
> The Chesapeake Bay young of the year index had another poor year in 2010.
> The average for the last five years is 6.8 compared to 22.09 for the
> previous 5 years and 22.38 for the 5 years beginning in 1996. This is an
> alarming downward trend that indicates there will be many fewer adult
> striped bass in the population in the coming years.
>
> The claimed decrease in the commercial catch of striped bass is just not
> true.~ Commercial quotas have been caught annually and have not
> decreased.~
> The given commercial catch numbers do not include the well-documented
> illegal harvest of stripers along the Atlantic coast.~ Even a modest
> estimate of the illegal harvest would materially revise the commercial
> catch
> upward.
>
> The total recreational catch of striped bass - numbers of fish caught and
> released as well as those kept or harvested - dropped by more than 50%
> between 2003 and 2009 while the commercial catch was essentially
> unchanged.~
>
> It is never a surprise when some commercial striped bass fishing advocates
> attempt to increase their catch beyond responsible levels; it has happened
> time and again in the history of commercial fishery management, in species
> after species. After a near total collapse in the striped bass population
> during the 1980s due to overfishing, a moratorium on most harvesting of
> this
> species caused striper's numbers to recover rapidly. Now it seems that we
> have forgotten the lesson we should have learned.
>
> This is not a time to increase the harvest of striped bass, commercially
> or
> recreationally.~ Even the National Marine Fisheries Service has voted
> against this commercial increase. Fishing mortality should be cut back
> and
> not expanded. When you consider that the average recreational fisherman on
> the East Coast was responsible for harvesting less than a single fish for
> the entire season, it is clear that the commercial catch should be
> decreased, not increased.~Please direct Louis Daniel to vote accordingly.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dean Phillips
> Topsail Island, NC
>
>
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Bear Creek Lake

SteelieStalker — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:44:38 GMT

Hit up Bear Lake today in Tuskegee today. Not much luck got there too late and the bite was off. Just went to the Boat launch on Bear Lake Rd. Didn't know where else to go since I am new to this area. I tried Glenville Lake to but it was pretty dead. Didn't even seen any small Redeye's, or brim near the shore like I did at Bear Lake. Looks like you need a boat for both to be successful, or have a good knowledge of where Public Access is at the Lake to get some fish. Saw some nice Largemouth too, again at the boat ramp. Anyone know anywhere else on the lake that has Public bank access? Couldn't fish the cover because it was too thick to get through from the bank. Could have killed it in a boat though! Well hit me back with any info, I will really appreciate it!

What happen to N.C. anglers

Dennis1022 — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:25:20 GMT

North Carolina, I would like to know what happen to this state! We have a vast state from Salt water to Fresh water. As for me a fresh water fisherman, I would like to know what is the problem of posting. I know I'm not the only person that lives in this State! So let's go you all, and start posting and sharing our knowledge of our sport!

Dennis

Deep River??

MIpikeman — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:50:34 GMT

Howdy all, well me and my brother have been doin a little exploring of the Deep river mainly around ramsur, and asheboro and randleman, any opinions, advice or suggestions would be awsome thanks!

Good Morning From OBX

diojisdad — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:26:51 GMT

Good Morning Carolina!!!! Ain't caught a fish yet but I did take my kayak out into the Atlantic. That has been taken off the bucket list. I got wet. Well talk to y'all later gotta go fishin,