Bass Fishing Archives - Page 149 of 155

June 25, 2026

Guide Eric Weir shows that buzzbaits have been very effective on Lake Wylie in recent days.

Wylie bass still busting topwater lures

You might think that in the middle of sweltering, 90-degree days, you could just about give up on a shallow-water bite for largemouth bass.
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Water conditions change so much during September that anglers will have to alter their fishing strategies from deep to shallow approaches by the last days of the month.

September a Jekyll-Hyde month

David Fritts

The page on my calendar for September has only 30 days, but I’d swear sometimes it feels like there should be two months there. […]

September marks the start of the fall migration by baitfish into feeder creeks in most South Carolina reservoirs. Following those baitfish will be largemouth bass, which can result in some find topwater fishing.

Keeping on ‘top’ of bass is a key

Davy Hite

September is almost a tougher month to fish than August, because bass are in transition, moving into creeks as baitfish make their fall migration. […]

Guide Kennon Brown said that bass are susceptible to a buzzbait on days when bass find shad on flats — especially if there’s a little bit of a breeze blowing.

Falling for Wateree Bass

Tim Mead

Covering almost 14,000 surface acres, Lake Wateree is the largest reservoir on the Catawba River chain in South Carolina. […]

TBF National Guard Junior World Championship winners Shane Lehew (left) and Dylan Peppers (right) claimed their respective divisions after two days of fishing on Lake Hamilton.

Charlotte’s Lehew Wins National Guard Junior World Championship

From News Reports

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Shane Lehew, 18, of Charlotte, N.C., and Dylan Peppers, 13, of Good Hope, Ga., are the National Guard Junior World Champions after two days of competition on Lake Hamilton. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s 2007-2008 Inland Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations Digest incorrectly states that there is a closed season for bass fishing from Dec. 1 though March 31 on B. Everett Jordan, Falls of the Neuse and Buckhorn reservoirs.

No Closed Season for Bass in Piedmont Reservoirs

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. (July 30) – A daily creel limit of five fish that are at least 16 inches long applies year-round for bass anglers fishing B. Everett Jordan, Falls of the Neuse and Buckhorn reservoirs.
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If you check the thermocline, baitfish depths and for moving current in a lake during August, they’ll usually be the clues to guide you to more bass.

Be a detective to find August bass

David Fritts

August is an interesting month for bass fishermen in North Carolina. It takes a lot of time and dedication to really hit ’em hard, and it can be a feast-or-famine month — but I like it. […]

A Culprit Water Beetle, used with a fairly heavy jighead, penetrates shallow cover and can be effective when temperatues are warm, even during July and August.

Don’t fish too deep this summer

Dustin Wilks

When fishing during the heart of summer, anglers must understand the thermocline and how it affects fish locations. […]

Tim Tucker, an outdoors writer originally from Gibsonville, N.C. who lived at Cross Creek, Fla., died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Florida.

Outdoors Writer Tucker Killed in Florida Wreck

Craig Holt

Tim Tucker, 50, an outdoors writer and North Carolina native who lived at Cross Creek, Fla., died from injuries sustained in a July 16 automobile collision with a parked deputy-sheriff’s patrol car. […]

After dark on a summer night, bass, especially great big ones, will be much more active than they are during the daytime. In addition, they will often move up out of the extremely deep water where they spend most of their time.

August bass get right at night

Davy Hite

I can’t speak for every fisherman, but August is not a month I look forward to. It’s hot. Hot. HOT. […]