Bass Fishing Archives - Page 121 of 155

May 3, 2026

Shad-colored crankbaits should be a presence in any bass fisherman’s tackle box in June.

The Attraction of June

I look forward to bass fishing whenever I can get on the water, but June is one of my favorite months. […]

Multiple hook-ups are the norm when a concentration of black sea bass is located.

It’s finally sea bass time

Many anglers are looking forward to June 1, when black sea bass season opens, and Capt. Jimmy Skinner of Fontaine Charters in Edisto Beach is one of them. […]

Guide Mike McSwain shows off a Broad River smallmouth bass that hit a soft-plastic crawfish

Broad River smallmouth bite is on for adventurous anglers

Brian Cope

South Carolina anglers don’t have a lot of choices when it comes to fishing for smallmouth bass, but the Broad River is one place to get a bronzeback fix. […]

Weldon dubs itself “The Rockfish Capitol of the World” and there’s little dispute about that claim.

Striper fishing still active at Weldon

Craig Holt

It may be late in the season for striped bass spawning runs at the Roanoke River near Weldon, but anglers continue to have tremendous catch-and-release days. […]

Jeff Thomas displays 9- and 11-pound largemouths he caught this spring.

Harris Lake bass jumping on lures

Craig Holt

If bass anglers want a good chance to catch a lunker largemouth, the best place to go right now is Shearon Harris Lake in southern Wake and northern Chatham counties. […]

The western side of Badin Lake is what locals refer to as "The Whitney side" and the eastern side is known as the "Beaverdam arm" for Beaverdam Creek.

Badin’s Spring Formal

Phillip Gentry

In the eyes of a striped bass fisherman, there is no more repulsive sight than to be out on the water and find the floating carcasses of your favorite quarry. […]

A frog bait is extremely effective around heavy cover when bass are on a topwater pattern.

Why May is my favorite

Dustin Wilks

When asked my favorite month to fish, it is a close call between May or January, but I think May gets the nod because of good weather and aggressive bass. […]

The clear waters of the Congaree offer some phenomenal “city limits fishing” for striped and smallmouth bass in Columbia.

The spring run of striped bass that makes its way up river from the Santee-Cooper lakes into the Congaree River offers a chance at some prime “city limits fishing” in Columbia that would make even Mike Iaconelli envious. […]