Bass Fishing
Bass in the grass
Shallow alligator grass is present throughout Lake Wateree, and though it may look dead in March, it is anything but. […]
Articles by Brian Cope
Bass Fishing
Birthplace of the CATT trail
The Carolina Angler’s Team Trail (www.catttrail.com) features tournaments all over South Carolina, and it all started on Lake Wateree. […]
Bass Fishing
Skipping docks
Brett Collins said the key to catching bass of Lake Wateree docks is to get your bait well back under the cover to spots where the best fish hide, and skipping a jig is his favorite way. […]
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Redbreast stocking continues on Edisto River
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has been stocking redbreast sunfish in the Edisto River every year since 1995, and they continued those efforts in early November by releasing 400,000 fry to push the 2011 total to 1.5 million. […]
Deer Hunting
Lee County youngster bags two bucks in an hour
Lee County’s Kody McCutchen hunts with his dad Kirk almost every Saturday morning during deer season, but Nov. 12 was different. Kirk was holding a yard sale and couldn’t make it, so Kody’s cousin Kyle McCutchen Kody’s cousin picked him up for a day of dog-driving that turned into his best day of hunting ever. […]
Deer Hunting
Persistence pays off when 160-class buck steps out in front of Laurens County hunter
Daniel Ziegler almost missed out on the buck of a lifetime on Oct. 28 due to rainy and windy weather conditions, but he decided to stick it out until dark. […]
Deer Hunting
Chesterfield County produces another huge deer
While his son was on a hunting trip out west to kill a big buck, Charles Rayfield of Chesterfield bagged a trophy here at home. […]
Deer Hunting
Lee County gives up monster 11-point
It was a day of firsts for Sumter’s Kyle Griffin that led to a dream buck in Lee County on Oct. 25. […]
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Sturgeon documented in upper reaches of Wateree River for first time
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has tracked two electronically-tagged shortnose sturgeon to the upper reaches of the Wateree River, the first time in decades this rare fish has been found in the Wateree. […]
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Conservation group pushing bio-friendly shotgun shells for waterfowl hunters
Most shotgun shells feature a plastic-cup body and a plastic wad, components which are not biodegradable and contribute to littering our lands and waterways. […]