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August 17, 2026

Beginning March 1 and running through April 30, fishermen can creel two striped bass per day from the Roanoke River and its tributaries, with certain size restrictions.

State to open Roanoke River striped bass season on March 1

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the entire Roanoke River Management Area to striped bass harvest from March 1 through April 30. […]

Spooky redfish are hitting Gulp! shrimp cast well in front of them and worked very slowly.

Trout, redfish bite is still strong in Beaufort area

Brian Cope

Capt. Tuck Scott at Bay Street Outfitters in Beaufort said that fishing in his area has been strong over the past few days for both speckled trout and redfish, but it hasn’t been as easy as just tossing out a hunk of cut bait and waiting for a bite. […]

Mitch Simmons (left) and Andy Buchanan of Lake Waccamaw State Park's staff examine a mass of aquatic vegetation at the NCWRC's Lake Waccamaw Ramp. They found native southern naiad and Hydrilla, a federally listed noxious weed

State planning to deal with 605 acres of hydrilla in Lake Waccamaw

Mike Marsh

State officials are putting together a plan to deal with the discovery of hydrilla at Lake Waccamaw, a 9,000-acre natural lake in Columbus County. […]

Black drum have been hanging out in deeper holes in saltier creeks near Sneads Ferry.

From the surf to the river, Sneads Ferry area on fire for saltwater trio

Jerry Dilsaver

In spite of the roller-coaster weather, speckled trout, plus both red and black drum, are biting in the New River and around Topsail Island. […]

Spring-like conditions have made mid-winter redfishing a great idea in the Georgetown area.

Georgetown anglers finding redfish on spring-like conditions because of warmer waters

Jeff Burleson

South Carolina anglers may make it through another winter with only a few chilly days on the log books, and fishermen are delighted to be catching fish in spring patterns in the middle of the winter. […]

Capt. Darryl Smith had this 91.5-pound blue catfish in his boat on Feb. 8 after one of his customers caught it out of Lake Moultrie.

Lake Moultrie spits out blue cat weighing 91.5 pounds

Terry Madewell

Capt. Darryl Smith. a Santee Cooper catfish guide who is known for putting his parties on big fish, has boated another huge catfish, this one weighing in at 91.5 pounds. […]

Construction to rebuild storm-battered Crystal Pier is progressing, and the pier should re-open this spring.

Wrightsville Beach’s Crystal Pier will re-open this spring after rebuild

Mike Marsh

Battered by a spate of hurricanes, Wrightsville Beach’s Crystal Pier was in a dreadful state — but still standing. […]

Preston Hardin hoists a stringer full of Lake Hartwell crappie.

Deep docks holding crappie on Lake Hartwell — as long as weather stays cold

Terry Madewell

Preston Hardin of Bucktail Guide Service is primarily a striper guide who excels in cold-weather striper fishing, but occasionally, when conditions are not ideal, he has an extraordinary backup plan and starts plucking large strings of crappie out of Hartwell’s water. […]

Guide Jerry Neeley has been catching plenty of nice slab crappie on recent trips to Lake Wylie.

Crappie fishing picking up at Lake Wylie

Craig Holt

As February progresses, winter is beginning to loosen its grip a day at a time, and random good-weather days are allowing anglers to catch limits of fish. […]

Clemson University wants hog hunting allowed on Baruch Foundation land north of Georgetown to control the burgeoning wild hog population.

Bill heading through legislature would open Baruch Foundation land for hunting

Pat Robertson

A bill starting to make its way though the legislature would allow a big expansion of hunting opportunities on Baruch Foundation property north of Georgetown that is home to the Baruch Marine Laboratory, an internationally known scientific research site operated by the University of South Carolina. […]