Bass Fishing
Tactics for Jocassee bass
The 11-pound, 2-ounce largemouth that Rob McComas caught in November 2008 fell for a big swimbait, a lure he believes is key to landing trophy bass in Lake Jocassee. […]
Articles by Pat Robertson
Bass Fishing
How do bass grow so big in Jocassee?
Although it is the most-infertile of all the major reservoirs in South Carolina, Lake Jocassee in the Upstate mountains has produced the state records for three of the four black bass species recognized by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]
Bass Fishing
How “citizen science” is eradicating redeye bass
On April 4, 2001, Randy Dickson of Westminster caught a 5-pound, 2.5-ounce redeye bass from Lake Jocassee that stands as the state record for the species and has been recognized by the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as the world record. […]
Bass Fishing
Solving Jocassee’s mystery – South Carolina’s Lake Jocassee shouldn’t produce big bass, but it does — and plenty of them.
The big swimbait sailed through the air and landed like a dead — or at least stunned — trout on the surface of Lake Jocassee. It lay there motionless for a few seconds while Rob McComas shrugged his shoulders to loosen up and focused on the water around the lure. […]
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SCDNR developing programs to help landowners deal with coyotes
Coyotes are in South Carolina, and they are not going away. With that in mind, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources is trying to help landowners learn how to deal with the sneaky predators. […]
Events & Announcements
Plantation workers plead guilty to killing protected birds of prey
Three workers at a Jasper County hunting plantation pleaded guilty in federal court in Charleston on Aug. 29 to killing federally protected hawks and owls, capping one of the biggest wildlife investigations in South Carolina history and resulting in one of the largest wildlife fines ever imposed in the state. […]
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Backup plan pans out for Gagliardi in FLW win
In 2008, bass pro Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity had a pattern he thought would produce the kind of fish he needed to win the FLW Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray. […]
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Bill to change turkey season dates, bag limit fails to get through legislature
A bill to expand the spring turkey season while shrinking the statewide gobbler limit did not pass during the regular session of the South Carolina Legislature and, since 2014 was the second year of a two-year session, it must be reintroduced next year. […]
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Legislation to change turkey-hunting regulations moving through legislature
South Carolina turkey hunters would get an expanded turkey season – with a reduction in the season limit – if two identical bills on the fast track in the S.C. Legislature this session are passed and signed into law. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A banner year for Clarks Hill crappie?
This should be an excellent year for crappie numbers and size on Lake Thurmond, according to Dan Rankin, a fisheries biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, which conducts annual trap-net surveys for the lake’s crappie. […]