Features from June 2020
Redbreast sunfish are thick in the blackwater rivers of both Carolinas. They’re a great summer target fish.- June is a great month to fish for bream across South Carolina. Here’s where to go for great action.
- June is flounder time along South Carolina’s coast, and Little River and Bulls Bay are great destinations.
- To catch big Lake Moultrie blue and flathead catfish, try to set up an interception.
- June brings grouper back to the forefront for North Carolina bottomfish experts.
Columns - June 2020
- Timber thinning is beneficial to wildlife and to land managers. Promoting the growth of ground-level forage is one very important benefit.
- Fishing action is wild throughout the Santee Cooper lakes in June, with nearly every species on a strong bite.
- This has been an unusual year so far, and it’s not over. Hopefully, we are far enough along in the COVID-19 pandemic that folks can enjoy fishing and the outdoors with minimal concerns and restrictions.
- Social-distancing was a natural practice for trout fishers long before the Corvid-19 pandemic. If another fisher gets within seeing distance, it’s considered an intrusion.
- Over the course of my angling life, I’ve experienced, first-hand, the evolution of tackle within the industry. From NED Rigs and Glide baits to braided line and terminal tackle, with every passing year, something new goes to market that gets us excited about the art of fishing.
- Kayak anglers, like old sailors from a 1970s pop song, often yearn for the open ocean.
Outdoor Update - June 2020
- Colt Huffman, 4-years-old from Lake Wylie, nearly set a new state record with the Lake Wateree perch he caught on April 21, 2020. The fish was slightly more than one ounce lighter than the current S.C. state record.
- North Carolina's 2019 deer harvest was up almost 7% from the previous three-year average.
- After testing thousands of whitetail deer collected by various means throughout the past year, the NCWRC has detected no signs of Chronic Wasting Disease in the state's wild deer population.
Hot Spots - June 2020
- The numbers of speckled trout around the border between North Carolina and South Carolina this month usually aren’t quite as high as they get during the fall, but many are big sows laden with eggs.
- For anglers itching to get out on the water in June, Kerr Lake on the North Carolina/Virginia border could be just what the doctor ordered.
- June is a transitional month at North Carolina’s High Rock Lake. The bass have finished spawning and are hungry and willing to bite.
- Lake Hartwell stripers are easy to pattern in June and they will eat a bait that is put in front of them, according to guide Preston Harden of Commerce, Ga.
- Port Royal's trifecta of speckled trout, redfish, and flounder are all biting in the lowcountry inshore waters of South Carolina.
- The speckled trout along the North Carolina coastline have had almost two years of little angling pressure, thanks to weather and virus-related issues.