Bass Fishing Archives - Page 105 of 155

June 27, 2026

Dan Turner and Dan Floyd show off a pair of keeper-sized stripers from Santee Cooper, where the fishery is in full recovery mode.

A good-tasting ‘stake’

Striper fishing on Lake Marion or Lake Moultrie has been closed since June, and won’t open until October, but there has been much work behind the scenes this summer. […]

Spotted bass, hybrids and largemouth bass are biting crankbaits and jerkbaits at Lake Chatuge in the North Carolina mountains.

Spotted, hybrid and largemouth bass biting at Lake Chatuge

Craig Holt

Anglers at Lake Chatuge in the mountains of Clay County along the Georgia border are enjoying action from a variety of fish species as summer nears its end. […]

Higher water has moved bass into shallow waters, especially at night, where fishermen are catching them around rocky points.

Lake Hickory bass action has been great at night

Craig Holt

Bass fishing on Lake Hickory has been excellent recently, especially at night, according to guide Andy Fox of Claremont. […]

Guide Chris Heinning said Lake Wateree is producing plenty of big bass like this 7-pounder, plus good numbers.

Wateree bass fishing turns on as September arrives

Terry Madewell

Bass fishing has taken center stage at Lake Wateree on the first two days of September, with both big bass and limits of chunky fish being caught. […]

Guide Joel Richardson said Lake Gaston bass are on a great topwater bite on both ends of the 20,300-acre lake.

Topwater bite shines for Lake Gaston bass

Craig Holt

Although some anglers don’t think Lake Gaston and August go together for great bass fishing, one guide has no problems with what he’s seen lately on the 20,300-acre Roanoke River lake, especially the topwater bite. […]

A big plastic worm provides a better silouette for night-fishing for summer bass.

It gets better in the dark

Davy Hite

August is the hottest month in the Carolinas, and if you’ve been on the water on a windless day, you know how miserable it can be for bass fishermen. […]

Chip Stanley (left) and Ralph Hollifield Jr. caught three of these five nice bass by "reading" piers on High Rock Lake.

“Read” High Rock’s piers for best bass catches

Tony Garitta

Talk about pier pressure. “High Rock Lake has the most heavily fished piers in the state,” said Pleasant Garden’s Brad Staley. With the deep-water largemouth bass bite almost nonexistent because of high, muddy water, local fishermen have been beating the piers at High Rock Lake, and the ones who are “reading the piers” have been coming away with the best catches. […]