Freshwater Fishing
Taking stock
Of fisheries stock assessments, catfish surveys tend to fall farther down the list than other popular species such as black bass, stripers and crappie. […]
Articles by Phillip Gentry
Freshwater Fishing
B’n’M unveils new catfish rods
A leader in the crappie and panfish industry, B’n’M Poles has unveiled a line of catfish rods. The Silver Cat series is the companies’ first move into the catfishing world. […]
Inshore Fishing
Homemade Cajun Anchor
A mud anchor or “Cajun anchor” is a popular device used by anglers when fishing shallow waters. Designed to hold a boat in place quickly, it was the predecessor of today’s modern Power Poles and Anchor pins that deploy mechanically. […]
Fishing
Paddling resource guide
The kayak-fishing movement advances with each page that turns on the calendar. Long gone are the days when an angler walked into a tackle shop or retail outdoors outlet and got odd looks because he or she was looking to outfit a kayak. […]
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Hartwell fish-kill involves around 500 stripers near dam
In a summer that has had plenty of “firsts” on Upstate waters, Lake Hartwell has experienced its first-ever recorded fish kill; boaters and anglers began noticing dead striped bass floating on the surface near Hartwell Dam this past weekend. […]
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Brush pile bite for crappie on Lake Russell is going great guns
According to guide Wendell Wilson, the fishing on Lake Russell the past couple of weeks has been and continues to be as good as he’s seen all summer. […]
Deer Hunting
Upcoming Upstate deer season will be a special one
Thanks to the state legislature, Upstate deer hunters have a decision to make. To bait, or not to bait? Regardless of what side of the great debate you fall on, it’s a fact that baiting will become a factor in how hunters approach the deer season in Game Zones 1 and 2, making this season one to remember. […]
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For Clarks Hill striper fishermen, it’s summer at last
After a summer of torrential rainfall and high water, the summer pattern that Clarks Hill striper guides rely on has arrived – at last. […]
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Trout with a side of shrimp – Fall trout bite on Bulls Bay keys on arrival of shrimp this month
The conversation came real easy, as it does after a great day on the water when you’ve figured out what the fish wanted and have given it to them. […]
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The Flathead Falls – Blewett Falls might be best lake on the Yadkin/Pee Dee system for flathead catfish
A day of fishing begins early for Robbie Burr of Lilesville. A catfish guide who operates Pee Dee Fishing Adventures, Burr often meets his clients somewhere around daylight, and in order to make that appointment, he typically has to be on the water several hours earlier, launch his boat and catch bait for the day’s fishing, then trailer the boat and drive to pick up his clients. […]