I met Zakk Royce about a month after he set the new North Carolina state record for blue catfish. After discussing my personal best, 76-pound catfish (which is almost 30-pounds lighter than his record fish), I joked that maybe soon I would catch a bigger one, and break his record. […]
Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice? You can bet guide Zakk Royce of Murfreesboro won’t be making that wager any time soon. […]
When Anthony Miller and his family decided to come to Santee Cooper Country for the first time, they expected to catch a handful of keepers to take back to their home in Hiddenite, North Carolina. […]
Charlotte’s Evan Martin spent a long day of fishing on Oct 24 at Mountain Island Lake that began so tough that he had trouble even catching bait. He stuck to it though, and halfway through the day, he caught a monster blue catfish that tipped the scales at 70.83-pounds. […]
The Wateree River is a midlands hotspot for catfish anglers, and one of the highlights of this river is that it holds big populations of all three major catfish species. […]
After following these nine rules, Terry Madewell landed a huge trophy catfish. But did he land the fish because he followed these rules, or in spite of following them? […]
Follow these tips from some S.C. catfish guides and you’ll catch plenty of winter blue catfish. […]
Veteran fishermen debate over the best time of year to target blue catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes. Some argue for April, when big blues move shallow to spawn. Others point to June, when blues continually graze on mussel beds. […]
The winter catfish bite on Lake Wylie has turned on, and a lot of chunky fish are being caught. […]
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