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April 30, 2026

David Wright of Lexington is rated one of High Rock’s expert anglers because he’s always been so productive with crankbaits, although this largemouth lunker smacked a jig-and-pig.

Low Down at High Rock

To some folks, bass-fishing heaven may be the month of April at Buggs Island Lake when the water floods the shoreline bushes and gum trees, and everyone with a rod ties on a spinnerbait. […]

Good spring spots for kings include 15-Mile Rock, 18-Mile Rock and the Shark Hole.

Warm Up to Kings

Jerry Dilsaver

It was early June, but there was just enough nip in the pre-dawn air to require pulling on a pair of sweat pants for a ride through the Cape Fear River inlet at Southport. […]

Guide George Beckwith tries to handle tarpon with great care.

Silver Summer

Mike Marsh

Gnats gnawed any exposed skin and their bites burned like red-hot needles as they siphoned blood from arms, face, neck and backs of hands. […]

Oriental guide George Beckwith takes special care of drum, making sure to release them quickly.

Pamlico Sound’s red drum fishery stood for years among the best of any state, providing extraordinary bait-and- lure fishing for puppy drum and “old” drum, as anglers refer to small and large specimens, respectively. […]

Cover: June 2006 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

Do you know how to catch more redfish than the rest of the crowds? […]

Finger mullets rigged Carolina style are a favorite bait of Capt. Rich Harris.

Flat-out Trolling

Jeff Burleson

From Tubbs Inlet at the state line with North Carolina to Ralston’s Creek below Charleston, parades of boats line estuaries and creeks, moving barely above idle speed in quest of June flounder. […]

Capt. Spencer Edmonds displays a couple of Lake Moultrie stripers.

Dam Good Fishing

Phillip Gentry

I believe every striped bass in this lake is somewhere between that island right there,“ said Lake Murray guide Terry Caulder as he pointed at Spence Island approximately 2 ½ miles in the distance. […]