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June 17, 2026

Noel Miller killed this unusual all-white turkey gobbler on youth-day in Dillon County last Saturday.

Dillon County youth bags all-white gobbler on youth-day

After a torrential storm flooded half of Dillon County last Friday night, 15-year-old Noel Miller dropped the hammer on a truly-rare gobbler the next morning. […]

Danny Aderhold (left) and Dean Brown (right) struggle to hold the flathead catfish that Aderhold caught from the Cooper River last Wednesday.

Cooper River flathead will share state catfish record

Phillip Gentry

A fisherman from Anderson landed a 79-pound, 9.6-ounce flathead catfish last Wednesday in the Cooper River that has earned a share of the state record. […]

Redfish are still the top target for Hilton Head inshore anglers, but trout and flounder are moving in.

Hilton Head guide chalks up inshore grand slam

Brian Cope

With water temperatures in the Hilton Head area on the upswing, Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters has been on some good fish, and he recently recorded his first inshore slam of the year. […]

Guide Dearal Rodgers said that big largemouth bass are schooling in relatively shallow water on Lake Wateree, allowing fishermen to produce some great catches.

Hungry bass schooling in Lake Wateree’s shallows, guide says

Terry Madewell

The bass fishing has turned red hot at Lake Wateree, and according to guide and pro fisherman Dearal Rodgers of Sumter, it’s likely to get even better. […]

Ryan Bell and John Koonce of Charleston hoist a 82½-pound blue catfish that beached itself right under their noses while they were fishing for shad in the tailrace canal.

Shad fishermen put huge catfish in the boat — by hand

Phillip Gentry

Many fishermen have had the experience of hooking a small fish only to have that fish swallowed by a larger one. It happened on March 25 to John Koonce and Ryan Bell while fishing for shad in the tailrace canal below Lake Moultrie. […]

A hatch of small, grass shrimp has pushed redfish in the Santee Delta to put on their feed bags.

Santee Delta redfish action has been great when conditions are right

Jeff Burleson

Warmer weather has brought redfish out of their winter posture and into a feeding mode along the Santee Delta, but you’d better check the moon phase and water clarity, because it can determine whether a trip is a banner day or an epic fail. […]

Try the Dan, Yadkin rivers for prespawn smallmouth bass

Craig Holt

Try the Dan and Yadkin rivers for some great springtime smallmouth action. […]

When boats out of Southport can get offshore, they've been greeted with excellent bottom-fishing.

Find a nice day and catch plenty of Cape Fear bottomfish

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Butch Foster of Yeah Right Charters in Southport said he hasn’t been able to get to the bottomfish off Cape Fear until he caught a calm, warm day recently and found that the fish were where they were supposed to be – and hungry, too. […]

Maurce Freeze's decision to fish muddy water turned out to be a rewarding one: more than $6,000 worth of rewards.

Concord fisherman strikes it rich at Badin Lake

Tony Garitta

Concord’s Maurice Freeze targeted the muddiest water he could find Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament at Badin Lake. […]

Rising water temperatures are getting redfish and trout in the Charleston area cranked up for the spring.

Rising water temperatures have Charleston reds, trout ready to bite

Glenn Corley

With water temperatures approaching the 60-dgree mark, Capt. Kevin Blair of Charleston Fish Rod Bending Company, had only one thing to say. “It’s about to bust wide open here.” […]