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June 25, 2026

Catfish, like these two flatheads, take center stage on the Santee Cooper lakes in June, especially when action heats up in the late-afternoon and early-evening hours.

Release stripers, keep those catfish

June is a busy fishing month on the Santee Cooper lakes, Marion and Moultrie, and there’s excellent fishing for numerous species. […]

Recreational fishermen rarely kill marlin these days; the only billfish killed are those big enough to likely win big-money tournaments.

Valuable marlin don’t grow on trees

Jeff Dennis

Three fishing conservation powerhouses are joining forces for the specific purpose of removing marlin from restaurant menus. […]

Bass start to get healthier again in June, feeding heavily to recover from the spawn — and that’s good news for fishermen.

Bass put on the feed bag as spawn ends, June arrives

David Fritts

The things that make it tough to catch bass when they’re spawning makes it a lot more fun to go fishing after the spawn. […]

Buzz Dunlap and Benny Black of Mt. Gilead sacked 31.02 pounds to win the March 15 NBC Yadkin Division tournament on Badin Lake — the fourth-heaviest stringer in NBC history.

Woodard takes BFL with big Jordan bag

Tony Garitta

Tony Woodard of Four Oaks captured the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament at Jordan Lake on April 4 with a 5-bass limit weighing 24 pounds; he earned $4,948. […]

Backlashes

Loopy bills just keep on coming these days

Craig Holt

You cannot administer a wicked law impartially. You can only destroy, you can only punish. […]

Tucked inside his rainsuit is Jack Vanderford of Salisbury, whose 7.33-pound bass won big-fish honors in the Feb. 28 High Rock Team Tournament.

Caldwell tops field in Kerr Lake BFL

Tony Garitta

Jamey Caldwell of Carthage won the Walmart BFL Piedmont Division tournament on March 7 at Kerr Lake with a 5-fish limit that weighed 15 pounds, five ounces. He won $5,241. […]

Shellcrackers are a wonderful spring diversion at Santee Cooper. When they’re on their spawning beds, action can be fast and furious.

Bream beds draw hungry fishermen

Terry Madewell

There is so much technical equipment and electronic fishing aids available these days, it’s easy to get caught up in the thrill of the gizmos. […]

Management of some fish species on a regional level can’t address specific and more time-sensitive concerns; that’s where state fishery manages often find their hands tied.

Fun fishing: the best and worst of times

Jeff Dennis

May kicks off the spring fishing season: inshore, nearshore and offshore. There really is no longer any offseason, but for my money, this is a great month to get on the water. […]

Topwater baits like this Zara Spook are very productive during the blueback herring spawn each spring.

Herring spawn is a fisherman’s dream

Davy Hite

Because we are really fortunate in South Carolina to have blueback herring in some of our lakes, May is one of my favorite times to fish. […]

Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity won the FLW Tour event on Missouri’s Table Rock Lake in mid-March, taking home a $125,000 check.

S.C. anglers defy ‘Ides of March’ to win big in bass tournaments

Pat Robertson

In Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, the soothsayer warned Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March,” shortly before his assassination on March 15. In Roman culture, March 15 was designated the “Ides of March” as a festive day to celebrate the full moon. […]