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Carol Marsh used a crankbait to catch this largemouth bass from Lake Santeetlah. (Lake Santeetlah, site 3 in Fishing North Carolina)

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White perch are prolific and widespread in North Carolina lakes and coastal rivers. This one fell for a...

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Steve Laughinghouse caught this 10-pound flounder near Wilmington. Flounder are the most-sought inshore...

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Mike Marsh with a Sutton Lake flathead catfish. Flatheads occur in many lakes and rivers and are...

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Mike Marsh caught this redear sunfish, or "shellcracker," by casting a beetle grub...

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Red drum (top) and black drum are two of the hardest-fighting coastal inshore game fish. (Bogue Sound, site 82 in Fishing North Carolina)

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Lake Glenville is one of the most beautiful mountain lakes yet one of the least known among fishermen....

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Captain Mark Hoff (left) and Captain Gary Dubiel caught these stripers from the Neuse River. (Upper...

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These pumpkinseed sunfish, or "grass perch," were caught from Lake Phelps. (Lake Phelps, site 67 in Fishing North Carolina)

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Basil Watts caught this big bluegill sunfish at Merchants Millpond using a popping bug fished on fly...

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Randy Willard caught this blue catfish at Blewett Falls Lake. (Blewett Falls Lake, site 59 in Fishing North Carolina)

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Readbreast sunfish come in a variety of colors depending upon the color of the water they inhabit. This...

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The Piedmont reservoirs are top producers of white crappie. Carol Marsh caught this one by casting a jig...

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This is a Carolina-rigged plastic worm, one of the most productive bass lures. The slip sinker is...

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These rainbow trout were caught from the Linville River. Rainbow trout are among the most popular game...

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Mike Marsh and guide Jesse Buchanan with a Lake James muskie. (Lake James, site 18 in Fishing North Carolina)

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Guide Scott Cunningham caught this Toe River smallmouth bass using a popping bug cast on fly tackle....

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A fall spot run fills Kure Beach Pier with angles from all across North Carolina and beyond. (Ocean Fishing Piers, site 100 in Fishing North Carolina)

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