Pat Robertson, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Catch Lake Wylie flathead catfish on summer nights

Lake Wylie flatheads turn on in summer after dark […]

Hartwell stripers are chowing down in tributary rivers

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. […]

Hartwell’s shallows are key for stripers, hybrids

Pat Robertson

April may be the most-popular fishing month on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell because it is the shallow month for most species, according to Preston Harden of Bucktail Guide Service. […]

Russell guide has two tactics for April crappie

Pat Robertson

There are two excellent tactics for crappie in April on South Carolina’s Lake Russell, according to guide Wendell Wilson of Elberton, Ga. — one for numbers and one for quality. […]

Monticello blues is a great tune for March catfish

Pat Robertson

You have to be ready for Lake Monticello’s blue catfish when they go on the move in March, according to William Attaway, who guides on the South Carolina reservoir. […]

Lake Murray stripers move shallow in March

Pat Robertson

If your goal is to catch a trophy striper, March is probably the best month to go after a big one on South Carolina’s Lake Murray, according to guide Brad Taylor. It’s also a good month to fill a daily limit, he added. […]

Try Hartwell’s shallows for February trophy stripers

Pat Robertson

February is a really good time to boat a trophy striped bass on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, according to retired guide Rick Owen, but you have to get a lot closer to the shoreline than you might think to find one. […]

Wateree bass leaving deep water for staging areas

Pat Robertson

February is a month of change: cold one day, warming the next. Spring-like temperatures can be followed quickly by snow, ice or freezing rain. But fishermen still go fishing and fish still bite — if you know how to catch them in varying conditions. […]