Improving for crappie at James and Rhodhiss. Striped bass at dawn and dusk on Hickory near the N.C. 127 bridge on swim baits. Fontana Lake: Smallmouth and spotted bass on shiners and Alabama rigs ...

When I was writing "Fishing North Carolina ... Still one of the hottest bass lakes in North Carolina, it has not yet earned a reputation as a crappie lake. I was speaking with Maynard Edwards ...

What local anglers at Fontana Lake are calling the best late fall/early winter bass fishing in their memory ... Lake Wylie: Fair to good for crappie on minnows fished 20-30 feet deep around ...

Venturing to Shearin Harris Lake ... CRAPPIE FISHERMAN OR JUST GETTING IN TO THE SPORT WE'RE FISHING WITH JERRY NEELEY, WHO'S VERY WELL-KNOWN IN THAT PART OF THE STATE, THE TRIAD AREA OF NORTH ...