Western North Carolina streams may be best known for trout, but many of the larger ones offer another excellent and often overlooked fishery: smallmouth bass. When it comes to action, few fish can match the fighting ability of a smallmouth, and to hook one using light spinning tackle or a fly rod has to be the angling equivalent of paradise. […]
July is a headache for most anglers. Although there’s some good fishing to be found — usually in the deeper, more wide-open areas — you’ll also be sharing your fishing locations with skiers, pleasure boaters and the like. […]
Because of the wet weather and cooler water temperatures, fishing for largemouth bass on Lake Murray is on fire, according to guide Chris Heinning. […]
Spartanburg County’s Lake Blalock has been raising a few eyebrows lately among local bass fishermen. C.J. Bolton of Duncan, tournament director for the Lake Blalock Open Tournament Series, said that while most area tournament weights typically drop off during the summer months, Blalock anglers have kept posting big numbers. […]
Trophy-sized tarpon will invade the sounds around Beaufort and Hilton Head this month, providing anglers with tackle-busting action. […]
Smallmouth bass aren’t the most populous fish in South Carolina, but on the Broad River, the fish is king. […]
A lot of bass fishermen are anything but happy when summer arrives in South Carolina, because they’re forced to leave shallow water to really catch good fish consistently. […]
Even though the spawn has ended, the hottest bass bite in the Piedmont likely is at Randleman Dam Reservoir. […]
Largemouth bass are in post-spawn mode and are still being caught in shallow water at Lake Moultrie. Both quality and quantity of fish are being caught in the shallow water areas of the lake.
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So what’s a good strategy for finding post-spawn bass? […]
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