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Freshwater Series: Lake Jocassee

Sam Jones doesn’t know why trout relate to structural features that are 100 feet beneath them. More important than “why” they do, though, is knowing “that” they do so and learning which structures attract the most fish any given month.

Jones, who operates Jocassee Charters, has learned those lessons through longevity. He grew up fishing Upstate waters with his dad, has fished Lake Jocassee for 30 years and has guided for the past 10 years. Jones specialized in controlled-depth trolling for trout, and he often targets fish that suspend well above structural features. […]

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Earn Your Stripes

The bad news about September on Clarks Hill is that the water is warm — borderline hot — which makes tough customers out of cool-loving striped bass. […]

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Public Lakes = Summer Fun

Big things really do come in small packages — sometimes. Any fisherman who doubts that needs only to look at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ “State Managed Lakes” program. […]