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June 14, 2026

Guide Ronnie Parris targets smallmouth bass on deep, rocky points at Fontana Lake this month.

Fontana Lake points will hold plenty of fall smallmouth bass

Ronnie Parris of Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited targets rocky points in October for smallmouth bass at Fontana Lake. […]

Chris Simpson catches plenty of channel cats at Lake Murray this month, but the potential exists for a slam: channels, blues, whites and flatheads.

How to slam catfish on Lake Murray through October

Pat Robertson

October is a prime time to catch the grand slam of catfish — channels, blues, whites and flatheads — in a single trip to Lake Murray, according to guide Chris Simpson of Greenwood, S.C. […]

Lynches River’s bream heat up as weather cools

Brian Cope

It’s time to get on the bream in Lynches River while these fish are still feeding heavily before the end of the fall. […]

Big, Outer Banks red drum have pier visits on their itineraries

Dusty Wilson

October is a special month for many of North Carolina’s fisheries, and none more so than the Outer Banks’ adult red drum stampede. Pier fishermen will get the first taste of reds longer than 40 inches as they follow baitfish evacuating the sounds and Virginia waters in anticipation of cold weather. […]

The peak of fall fishing for Cape Lookout Spanish mackerel and false albacore is around October’s full moon, according to guide Noah Lynk of Harkers Island.

Spanish, albacore invade Cape Lookout waters this month

Craig Holt

Inshore anglers should circle Oct. 16 on their calendars because that’s when the full moon occurs and the best Spanish mackerel and false albacore bite sizzles in the waters off North Carolina’s Cape Lookout. […]

Anglers heading out of Charleston can find plenty of dolphin in 125 feet of water this month as the water cools.

Dolphin make appearance in numbers in waters offshore of Charleston; just look for weed patches, floating debris

Brian Cope

Finally, some break from the heat. September was nice. October is even cooler, but out of Charleston, the dolphin bite heats up, and anglers looking for some fast action will find it. They don’t have to travel all that far or use especially heavy tackle to put some of these meat fish in the boat. […]

Guide Bob Curan targets spotted bass around creek mouths on Lake Norman as October progresses.

Top tips for catching more Lake Norman spotted bass

Tony Garitta

Fishing for spotted bass on Lake Norman greatly improves in October as the water temperature gradually declines from the 80s into the lower 70s, according to Bob Curan of Bob’s Professional Fishing Guide Service. […]

Fall spots show up around Murrells Inlet in early October and provide anglers with plenty of fun and food.

Murrells Inlet’s is spot-on mid-October

Jeff Burleson

The coast of the Carolinas is known for all types of great saltwater fishing, and around Murrells Inlet, S.C., it’s the geographic center for the well-known spot fishery and the peak of the spot run in October, when anglers can find a school of the tasty panfish on their own or locate the local flotilla and find enough room to park your boat. […]

In the last part of October, Tony Shepherd keys on baitfish schools to find the stripers and hybrids on Clarks Hill Lake.

Catch more stripers, hybrids, at Clarks Hill with these tips

Pat Robertson

Fishing for stripers or hybrids on South Carolina’s Clarks Hill Lake this month can be divided into three phases, according to Tony Shepherd, who operates Little River Guide Service. […]

Tuckertown Lake is filled with healthy flathead catfish, and they don’t bite any better than they do in October.

Flathead catfish out of Tuckertown Lake

Dan Kibler

For 30 years, guide Stanley Correll has been making the long trek from his home in Lenoir, N.C., to catch flathead catfish out of Tuckertown Lake, and one thing he’s learned to count on is the big, yellow-brown cats turning on once October arrives. […]