Each year, Bassmaster Magazine conducts research on fishing lakes throughout the nation, and ranks them into a list of the 100 Best Bass Lakes. This year, one lake each from the Carolinas made the list, with both ranking in the publication’s Top 12 In The Nation. […]
July is known for its sweltering heat. The high temperatures, searing sun and high humidity drop a heavy burden on those trying to do a little fishing. […]
An awful lot of bass fishermen, including me, like to fish shallow, even during the peak of the summer heat. There’s a good topwater bite early and late, and face it, some bass are always shallow; they live there year-round. […]
Have you ever gone to visit friends without any knowledge that fishing would be involved? It’s happened to many of us. You show up, chat a little while, then your friend mentions something about a fishing pond nearby. […]
While most bass fishermen gravitate to reservoirs to catch a heavy stringer, some of the best summer action is tucked in the middle of a swamp in South Carolina’s backcountry, and those backcountry bass are always looking up all the time for a meal skimming across the surface. […]
The reservoirs on North Carolina’s Yadkin River chain fish reasonably well for bass during the summer, but one stands out: deep, clear 5,200-acre Badin Lake. […]
In the old days, ladies of means carried a parasol — a type of umbrella made for protection from the sun — when they went out. Striper fishermen have found that a variation on the theme works wonders when the surface water in a lake has been heated to a simmer by the hot summer sun. […]
June is a hot month — in more ways than one. That’s especially true when it comes to the bass bite on the Santee Cooper reservoirs. Whether you’re fishing Lake Marion or Lake Moultrie, you’ll have no problem catching your share of largemouth as long as you keep a few things in mind. […]
June is a month I really look forward to. In most lakes in the Carolinas, you’re going to be able to catch bass a bunch of different ways, because 85 percent of them have finished spawning, moved out and are feeding again. […]
June marks a period many bass anglers have anticipated since the spawn. Fish stir from their post-spawn funk, slip into their summer pattern and tie on the feed bag. […]
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