Bass Fishing Archives - Page 39 of 155

May 10, 2026

Keep a topwater plug or bucktail ready when stripers school at the surface.

Watch for schooling fish

Chuck Porter of Sumter, S.C., has been fishing Lake Wateree for 30 years and has seen the striper action ebb and flow. […]

The resurgence of striper fishing at Lake Wateree, credited largely to higher stocking rates, has turned the lake back into a prime striper destination.

Striper stocking at Lake Wateree

Terry Madewell

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has stocked stripers in Lake Wateree since the 1980s, and fisheries biologist Robert Stroud has worked the lake since striper stockings began. Stroud said the goal of the striper program was to create a solid, renewable striper fishery. […]

Huge trees that line the banks of blackwater rivers provide a lot of shade and cooler water where bass are more likely to be active and feeding.

Shadow hunting

Jeff Burleson

The summer heat affects fishing immensely, and not only the fisherman. Fish suffer during periods of temperature extremes, and since they are cold-blooded, they must seek out places with cooler water to thrive. […]

Long, snake-like plastic worms can be deadly on blackwater rivers, where snakes are a regular part of a bass’s diet.

Go big with soft plastics

Jeff Burleson

Topwater fishing can be one of the most fun and easiest ways to catch bass over the summer, but the surface bite will surely short-stop an angler’s time on the water. To keep fish coming into the boat, you need to trade in topwater techniques for a slower strategy: shooting soft plastics into deeper water. […]

Guide Jerry Hill works bucktails in 12 to 14 feet of water this month for High Rock Lake’s stripers.

Stripers on the prowl

Tony Garitta

Jerry Hill of Triad Fishing and Guide Service in Lexington, N.C., hopes the striper fishing at High Rock Lake this September resembles last fall’s action. […]

Double up on Roanoke Rapids with largemouth and stripers

Tony Garitta

Roanoke Rapids Lake has plenty of stripers and largemouth bass, and both species are biting on a variety of lures. […]

Jordan Lake’s bass working toward shallows

Dusty Wilson

Anglers itching to fill a bag with big largemouth bass will need to be ready for a shift come September, but with a little searching, willing fish will be ripe for the plucking on North Carolina’s Jordan Lake. […]

Bass pro Dearal Rodgers said he is ready in September to fish topwater baits in shallow water, as well as probing deep water for Lake Wateree bass.

Be ready to move for Lake Wateree bass

Pat Robertson

Some bass fishermen like to work the shallows; some like to fish deep. You have to be willing to do both to be successful on Lake Wateree this month, according to bass pro Dearal Rodgers of Camden, S.C., who grew up fishing the South Carolina reservoir. […]

Guide Chip Hamilton said Lake Hartwell stripers and hybrids will move from very deep water to shallower flats.

Catch Lake Hartwell’s September stripers

Pat Robertson

Catching striped bass and hybrids on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell is a pretty simple deal this month, according to guide Chip Hamilton of Easley, S.C. […]

Culprit’s Water Dragon

Dan Kibler

Soft-plastic lizards were all the rage 20 years ago when the Carolina rig ruled the bass-fishing world, but over the past decade, you haven’t heard much about them. The creature bait has been the hot lure. […]