He responded by jerking back and hauling a bowfin from the water. He was standing beside a canal on Fair Bluff Road that is part-and-parcel to the river’s swamp ecosystem when he felt a nibble. Ray Atkinson, 75, from Fairmont, fishes for redfin pickerel with as much passion as any mountain angler targets trout. Unlike mountain trout, however, there is no size or creel limit on the redfin pickerel. However, one of its native fish is as beautiful as any rainbow trout. Stained black as burnt coffee with tannin from the soil and decaying vegetation, the water is nothing like the crystal-clear waters of a trout stream. Many unusual fish inhabit the river’s backwater creeks. While geographically important, the true value of the river is that it is the lifeblood of local anglers because its floodplain creates habitats that support many fish species. The Lumber River forms the boundary between Robeson and Columbus counties and cuts across the North Carolina-South Carolina border. The redfin pickerel is a popular target for anglers fishing North Carolina’s Lumber River and its backwaters.
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