Fishing Hotspots Archives - Page 67 of 72

July 1, 2026

Tarpon migrate into South Carolina waters in the summer, and Georgetown is a hot spot.

Silver kings invade Georgetown waters

While South Carolina’s tarpon fishery may not compare to the Florida Keys, its popularity is increasing every year. […]

Guide Billy Murphy said the June striper and hybrid bite on Clarks Hill Lake doesn’t last very long in the morning, but it can be awesome before the fish shut own.

Stripers, hybrids up early in June

Fishing for striped bass and hybrids in June on Clarks Hill Lake is usually an early morning thing, a quick bite and over, according to guide Billy Murphy. […]

Jaime Fijardo said Shearon Harris Lake bass will gang up on main-lake points this month, feeding up after the post-spawn period ends before the summer doldrums arrive.

Shearon Harris bass turn active

Dusty Wilson

Shearon Harris is a nationally known lake famous for its plentiful, potbellied bass. But when is the best time to fish here? […]

Tuckertown Lake still produces plenty of big bass in June, but fishermen have had to change some tactics.

Tuckertown Lake bass adapting to changes

Tony Garitta

Fishermen and fish have successfully adjusted to dramatic habitat changes at North Carolina’s Tuckertown Lake. […]

Guide Jerry Kotal catches plenty of Lake Russell bass on small worms fished on drop-shot rigs.

Lake Russell bass will respond to June weather trends

Pat Robertson

June may not be the best month for bass fishing on South Carolina’s Lake Russell — the water is heating up, and fish are in transition after the spawn — but none of that matters to an angler; when he wants to pit his skills against America’s most-popular gamefish, he goes fishing. […]

Spanish mackerel numbers peak along southern NC Coast

Jerry Dilsaver

Trolling for Spanish mackerel off North Carolina’s southern beaches is one of the highlights of June fishing. […]

South Carolina angler Matt Outlaw said not all crappie go deep in the summer; if there’s grass around, crappie will be shallow.

Santee’s grass slabs

Brian Cope

Matt Outlaw of St. Matthews, S.C., doesn’t agree with one thing that many crappie fishermen believe — that crappie scatter and disappear in deep water during the summer. […]

Cobia spend the last few weeks of spring cruising the beaches along the North Carolina-South Carolina line.

Border cobia make big nearshore appearance

Jeff Burleson

Nothing says summer is coming like pitching a live menhaden to a 50-pound cobia 20 feet from the boat. […]

Guide Robbie Hall and daughter Lauren ran into this nice red in the marshes around Swansboro.

Hungry marsh reds have plenty of options on central NC coast

Craig Holt

Think about freshwater gamefish that try to eat topwaters, soft-plastic lures and live baits: largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, bream and stripers, to name a few. […]

Bass pro Brad Staley said bass head to Randleman Lake’s offshore structure in June.

Randleman Lake bass head to structure

Tony Garitta

Bass pro Brad Staley of Pleasant Garden, N.C., said June is one of his favorite months to fish for bass at Randleman Lake, the 3,007-acre reservoir governed by the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority, one of his home waters. […]