Pat Robertson, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Lake Russell’s spotted bass are biting live bait

Anglers catch plenty of spotted bass on Lake Russell in the sweltering heat of August, and the most successful anglers are fishing deep with live bait. […]

Lake Monticello’s bass bite deep in July heat

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Focus on deep water during the dog days of summer when bass fishing on Lake Monticello. […]

Trolling spoons along the thermocline in deep water will draw strikes from big trout like this Lake Jocassee rainbow.

Jocassee’s trout hitting spoons trolled in deep, clear water

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June is a great month to troll for Lake Jocassee’s deep trout, and Sam Jones shares his tips on how to do it. […]

Anchor, catch catfish this month on Clarks Hill Lake

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Anglers can catch plenty of eating-sized catfish on Clarks Hill Lake during the month of June, especially if they use these tips from guide Chris Simpson. […]

Bass, largemouths and spots, will be keying on the herring spawn at Lake Russell in May. Largemouths will be on long, sloping points, and spots are in deeper water off main-lake points.

Lake Russell bass keying on blueback herring spawn

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With the spawn about finished, the bass are recovering and looking to fatten back up on blueback herring. Here are tips for fishing for largemouth bass on South Carolina’s Lake Russell in May. […]

Big, postspawn bass will be keying on the shad spawn at Lake Wateree throughout May.

Postspawn bass are top targets at Lake Wateree

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May is the time of year to catch lots of largemouth bass, including some big ones, on South Carolina’s Lake Wateree, according to angler Dearal Rodgers. […]

South Carolina’s Lake Monticello produces plenty of big blue catfish in April, when fish move shallow in “waves.”

Catch the April wave for Lake Monticello’s big catfish

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During the spring, Lake Monticello’s catfish move in groups, so it’s important for anglers to take advantage of every opportunity when a swarm comes through. […]

Guide Tommy Dudley said big stripers are a good possibility at Clarks Hill Lake in April, especially close to the dam on the lower end.

Clarks Hill stripers gang up in spring

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Anglers can expect to catch a lot of stripers — including some big ones — during April on Clarks Hill Lake. The key is heading to the Clarks Hill Dam before the sun rises. […]

Teen angler catches 14-pound bass

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A teenage angler caught a huge bass in a Greenwood County, S.C. farm pond in mid-March 2019. The fish weighed 14 pounds. […]

Upstate family says God’s role evident in huge fish story

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A young angler’s huge hybrid surprises a taxidermist who realized the fish was a different species than the angler’s dad originally thought. […]

Bass pro Andy Wicker of Prosperity, S.C., fishes mid-lake areas on Lake Murray in early March before moving to the lower end as the month progresses.

Don’t stop moving for prespawn Lake Murray largemouths

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Prespawn bass in early March, then spawning bass later in the month, will bite aggressively for anglers on Lake Murray. […]

Guide Steve Pietrykowski catches Lake Hartwell crappie in March by being ready to change tactics and where he fishes.

Long-line or brush: March tactics for slabs at Lake Hartwell vary

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Docks, brush piles, or long-lining: Lake Hartwell crappie anglers will find fish in a variety of spots, and it all depends on how stable the weather is. […]