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October 11, 2026

March is a month of change for bass fishermen on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell.

The change-up – You can’t sit still and keep up with Lake Hartwell’s prespawn bass

March is a transition month, as winter gives way to spring, and that goes for a lot more than just the weather, bass-fishing for example. […]

Breaking down beds – A top bass pro shares tips on catching spawning bass

Ronnie Moore

Anglers see it, bass feel it and nature signals the change. The sun and warmer temperatures have arrived, and bass are headed to the shallows to begin their annual spawning ritual. […]

These three bass lures are top notch in March

Davy Hite

March is my favorite month to catch big bass in the Carolinas, because fish are stirring after largely shutting down for the winter, and they’re hungry, stoking up for the spawn and getting as big as they’ll ever be. […]

March is time to seign Santee’s Sparkleberry Swamp for bass.

Seine the swamp – Cypress and tupelo trees in South Carolina’s Sparkleberry Swamp are bass magnets

Jeff Burleson

Lake Marion is not only the largest lake in South Carolina, but its 110,000 acres are undoubtedly some of the most unique along the eastern seaboard due to their complexity and abundance of varied habitat. […]

Is Falls of Neuse the best bass-fishing lake in North Carolina? It may be, at least in March.

March for lunkers on North Carolina’s Falls of Neuse Lake

Craig Holt

Around the Raleigh-Durham area, some disagreements exist among anglers about which of three local lakes — Shearon Harris, Jordan or Falls of the Neuse — offers the fishing for largemouth bass. […]

Bass pro Marty Stone said moving baits like this vibrating jig will catch more February bass than baits that sit on the bottom.

For the best in February bass, follow these five tips

Dan Kibler

Many bass anglers get a serious case of cabin fever in February. But that’s okay, because they can catch plenty of bass this time of year, especially with these tips. […]

Lipless crankbaits are the ticket to catching prespawn bass at Kerr Lake as they stage, waiting for warmer weather to push them to the spawn.

Give bass a Trap

Tony Garitta

The underwater world at Kerr Lake, aka Buggs Island, becomes a stage for largemouth bass when warming weather this month pushes the water temperature into the 40s and 50s. […]

Lake Wateree bass crank up their activity in March, especially in the mid-lake area after a period of warming weather. Fish main-lake docks and areas with rocky banks first.

Work Lake Wateree bass

Brian Cope

If you ask bass fisherman Brett Collins of Ridgeway, S.C., what his favorite month is on Lake Wateree, he won’t hesitate to tell you March is high on the list. While he said the weather is the biggest challenge, it can also makes the lake easier to read. […]

Hit the swamps for February bass

Brian Cope

Many anglers view March as the biggest transition month for bass fishing, but February is when it takes place in shallow-water areas like Santee’s Sparkleberry Swamp. […]

Jigs can be effective on Lake Wylie's winter bass, but that's not the only lure worth trying this time of year.

How to catch Lake Wylie’s winter bass

Dan Kibler

Lake Wylie has always been considered one of the better cold-weather lakes in the Carolinas for largemouth bass, and February is prime time for big fish to start stirring, plus, there’s the constant action around one of the lake’s warm-water discharges. […]