Whenever Tom Lounsbury had any free time as a farm kid during the summer, his favorite fishing holes were only a 10-minute ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The ‘soft opening’ of Lake Lure continues this summer with a suite of events this month including a music festival, arts and crafts festival, Relay for Life fundraiser ...

Conditions on opening day of trout season in Central New York were about as bad as they come. Streams across the region overflowed with fast-moving chocolate milk. But a few diehard anglers who braved ...

The small town of Lake Lure is gearing up for a major milestone on Monday, planning for a soft reopening of the lake. The lake, a popular tourist attraction, has been closed since Hurricane Helene, ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — 570 days after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, a popular tourist spot will reopen! Lake Lure is launching a "soft opening" on Monday, April 20. The lake was closed since the ...

Mayer-Lutheran senior Zach Jacobs displays two of his handmade musky lures in the school’s woodshop, each designed to mimic a walleye. At Mayer-Lutheran High School, most seniors are focused on ...

Largemouth bass are opportunistic feeders. Everything is on the menu for these aggressive fish, from crustaceans to worms to frogs to mice. I even once hand-fed a piece of fried chicken to a bass.

The 2026 Ohio River Hunting and Fishing Expo this weekend in the Junior Fair Building at the Washington County Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday. Sixty-three vendors participated. (Photo by Brett Dunlap ...

The town of Lake Lure is set to receive $1.8 million from FEMA for rebuilding its marina. The lake has been 12 feet below its normal level of 990.5 feet. Lake Lure has a population of 1,300 but sees ...

The town of Lake Lure gathered Sept. 27 for a heartfelt, thankful and laughter-filled commemoration of Tropical Storm Helene and all the town has done to build back from the disaster. Under Colonel ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Hurricane Helene took so much from Western North Carolina, with the destruction of the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge becoming a poignant ...