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August 28, 2026

Deeper holes in the Congaree and Wateree rivers upstream from Lake Marion will hold big catfish during the summer’s hottest months.

Beat the heat: River beckons, and early/late is okay

Despite the intense heat and humidity, there’s plenty of ways to be catching fish on the Santee Cooper lakes in August. […]

Moonlight lunkers: Night-fishing is the way to go this month

Davy Hite

I fished bass tournaments at night for a whole lot of years before I became a pro, and I enjoyed it a lot. Now, I fish at night for pleasure, and I enjoy it a lot. […]

The waters around Charleston are teeming with inshore sharks that can make for many successful summer fishing trips.

Bonnethead sharks are still ready, willing and eager in August

Jeff Dennis

Fishing for sharks is a favorite pastime of Capt. Fritz Von Kolnitz, a Lowcountry native who doesn’t overlook the inshore action provided by the smaller bonnetheads. […]

Guide Justin Carter has his hands full with a Bulls Bay bonnethead shark he hooked while fishing from his kayak.

Kayaks and ‘jaws’: Bulls Bay bonnetheads are the ticket

Phillip Gentry

Sight-casting is probably one of the most exciting ways to fish. It’s similar to stalking deer or jump-shooting ducks, except getting within range with a fishing rod in hand is not even half the battle. […]

AUTOTETHER uses radio waves instead of a lanyard to connect you to your kill switch, and it can protect up to three passengers as well.

A wireless kill switch never gets in your way

Allan Tarvid

Here’s a hassle-free substitute for that kill-switch lanyard you stopped wearing because it was always in the way. […]

C.J. and Erika Johnston of Salisbury took the big-fish award at May 7 Adam & Eve tournament on Tuckertown Lake with a 6-pound, 13-ounce bass.

Walser scores big payday in Kerr Lake BFL

Tony Garitta

Robert Walser of Lexington won the May 7 BFL North Carolina Division tournament on Kerr Lake with a 5-fish limit that weighed 14 pounds, 12 ounces. […]

Bass in the river section of a lake will be active in July and will often fall for trick worms or other Texas-rigged plastics.

Get on the move. Be ready to follow July bass

David Fritts

July can be a really good month for bass fishermen in North Carolina, but the one thing you need to understand is that you definitely can’t fish the same way the last of the month that you fished the first of the month. […]

Cataloochie Creek produces a lot of chunky rainbows like this beauty.

The ‘Top Cat’ of trout Cataloochie is one of NC’s best areas

Robert Satterwhite

Few places exist where you can fish for trout with elk looking over your shoulder, and few western North Carolina streams contain more brook trout than rainbows or brown trout. […]

Taking time to do research on the soil in an area where you plan to locate a food plot can go a long way toward making it a success.

Productive fall food plots result from planning, planting

Jeff Burleson

Our cool-season food plots often make or break us in the fall. Nothing excites a hunter more than a trophy buck prancing across one of our food plots, knee deep in a lush field of greens. […]

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