Bass Fishing
Bushwhack bass at Kerr lake
During the spring at Kerr Lake, the quality of fishing depends on water levels, which are often flooded this time of year. But flooding doesn’t necessarily mean bad fishing. […]
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Big-fish month for Lake Jocassee trout is at hand
Last year, on the day before April Fool’s Day, Sam Jones of Greenville, S.C., netted a client’s monster brown trout on his Lake Jocassee guide boat — 9½ pounds. […]
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Beaufort sheepshead set to bite
It’s a tough fish to catch, but the rewards –– both in fun and table fare — are definitely worth wetting a line for sheepshead, and the inshore waters of Beaufort, S.C., are full of these toothy bait stealers. […]
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It’s Spanish mackerel time along the N.C. coast
The Spanish mackerel bite is hot along the North Carolina coastline. Clark spoons, Got-cha plugs, and other similar lures are catching them. […]
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Lake Murray stripers begin to stir
With winter’s chill finally being to be replaced by warmer weather, March is a strong month for striped bass on Lake Murray, according to guide Brad Taylor. […]
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Annual shad run sparkles in river
For anglers in the know, fishing the March shad run offers one of the first opportunities since the deep freeze of winter to catch a pile of fish. The Roanoke River will be brimming with hickory shad, and guide Mitchell Blake of Chocowinity, N.C., will be there. […]
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Reef sheep herded up
Sheepshead are biting in March around many of the reefs off the coast of Charleston, S.C, including the 4KI, Charleston 60 and Edisto 40. If they’ve got 25 to 60 feet of water on top of them, they are prime sheepshead holes this time of year. […]
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Southern North Carolina redfish begin their spring feed this month
The coastal marshes of southern Brunswick County are the southernmost saltwater areas in North Carolina and are often home to the first hearty bite to fire up when the water starts warming in the spring. […]
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Try Saluda for surprise rainbows
The lower Saluda River, which begins just below Lake Murray Dam outside of Columbia, S.C., is stocked with rainbow trout, and because the water in the river comes off the lake’s bottom and stays cold, they don’t die during the summer. […]
Bass Fishing
Prespawn smallmouth starting to stir at Fontana Lake
The signs are out that fishing is about to pick up on Fontana Lake in North Carolina’s extreme southwestern corner. […]