Bass Fishing Archives - Page 50 of 155

June 27, 2026

Brandon Cobb said largemouth bass will head up Lake Hartwell’s creeks this month, following schools of threadfin shad.

Hit Lake Hartwell bass

November is one of the best months to target spotted bass and also catch some largemouths in Lake Hartwell, according to bass pro Brandon Cobb of Greenwood, S.C. […]

The tailrace area below Wateree Dam can be a great fall spot to catch striped bass that move up into the Wateree River from Lake Marion.

Tailrace stripers make Wateree River a hot fall spot

Brian Cope

When most anglers think of the Wateree River in South Carolina, they think of catfish, but it’s also a great place for striper fishing, whether you’re casting topwater lures in the tailrace of the Lake Wateree Dam or soaking cut bait closer to the headwaters of Lake Marion. […]

Bills to adjust creel and size limits for striped bass are bottled up in the state legislature.

What’s next for stripers?

Terry Madewell

Striper fishing opens Oct. 1 — the keeper season, that is — on the Santee Cooper lakes, but no legislation has been passed to update current, long-standing regulations. […]

Guide Leroy Suggs primarily uses blueback herring for Santee Cooper stripers until menhaden move into Lake Moultrie.

Fall forage shift is key to your best catches of Santee Cooper stripers

Terry Madewell

Guide Leroy Suggs said fishing around forage is always the key to striper fishing, but he also looks for a seasonal change in forage types to impact fishing, usually in a positive manner. […]

Guide Linwood Thornhill said he gets better results when he can find an isolated school of stripers away from other boats.

Finding isolated schools of stripers leads to best Santee Cooper action

Terry Madewell

Guide Linwood Thornhill said his goal is to get some distance between his boat and others chasing stripers when possible. His experience has taught him that a thoughtful and isolated approach to the schooling action is best. […]

Suggs expects great topwater schooling action, but also prepares for live-bait action.

Are these Santee’s new good ol’ days?

Terry Madewell

The revived striped bass fishery on the Santee Cooper lakes is no secret; many anglers throughout the Carolinas have heard about the strong recovery. […]

Swimbaits have plenty of action, which is needed when the water is dirty and bass have trouble seeing their next meal.

Fishing high, dirty water

David Fritts

October is usually one of my favorite months to catch bass, because it’s a month when fish are moving, feeding and hitting my favorite baits, crankbaits. […]

October means nice High Rock stripers

Dan Kibler

Guide Jerry Hill said striper fishing on North Carolina’s High Rock Lake really breaks loose around Oct. 20, with fish in the 10-pound class and above beginning to show up. […]

Lake Rhodhiss produces quality stripers, especially in the fall after water temperatures drop into the 60s.

Rhodhiss stripers offer big rewards on live bait in autumn

Tony Garitta

Guide of Joe Jobin of Xtreme Striper Fishing said fishermen can catch good numbers of stripers from North Carolina’s Lake Hickory, but just upstream, Lake Rhodhiss spits out bigger fish. […]

Guide Brad Fowler said 20- and 30-fish days on spotted bass and largemouth are not uncommon on Lake Keowee in October.

Keowee bass blitz comes on with changing of the leaves

Pat Robertson

For a number of reasons, fall is a great time of year to go bass fishing on South Carolina’s Lake Keowee. Summer, with its almost intolerable heat and humidity, is just a bad memory as cooler fall temperatures prevail. […]