Crappie/Bream
Have a slab-happy Harris holiday
When most fishermen recall the day when they first started crappie fishing, typically involve nostalgic boyhood tales of bobbing with minnows with family members at a local pond or lake. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie/Bream
How to catch more Waccamaw River crappie
Anglers looking for some hot crappie fishing can find it on South Carolina’s Waccamaw River, and even though the fish are hungry and biting, this river is widely ignored by anglers who like to catch these paper-mouthed panfish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Tight-line Jordan slabs
Guide Freddie Sinclair said Jordan Lake once again ranks as one of the top crappie lakes in North Carolina, and the most-effective way to get in on the action in November is by tight-line fishing. […]
Crappie/Bream
Deep Santee Cooper bream
Bream aren’t often a primary target of anglers this time of year. And while it’s true that they aren’t as easy to find in November as they are in spring and summer, they are worth looking for — and not that difficult to locate as long as you know where to look. […]
Crappie/Bream
Jordan Lake’s fall crappie bite is heating up
Come October, Jordan Lake crappie will get the much-needed cool down they’ve been waiting for, and that will lead to aggressive fish and happy anglers.
Crappie/Bream
Tight-line or long-line? What’s the difference?
Newcomers to crappie fishing often hear about tight-lining and long-lining when crappie fishermen in the Carolinas discuss trolling techniques. […]
Crappie/Bream
Fall Sleepers: Harris and Secession
When asked to pick a sleeper lake for fall crappie in North Carolina, Ed Duke recommended Shearon Harris, just southeast of Jordan. Duke said the lake is not big by reservoir standards, around 4,000 acres, and it’s not really deep, which makes it easier to fish that other lakes. […]
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Top picks for fall Carolina crappie
Almost every angler who has ever set the hook on a crappie looks forward to the spring, but fall is also a top-notch season for catching slabs. […]
Crappie/Bream
It’s slab time on Murray
Fishing for crappie on South Carolina’s Lake Murray starts picking up in early October and gets better week by week through the fall until it peaks, usually around Thanksgiving, according to guide Brad Taylor. […]
Crappie/Bream
How to catch deep-water panfish
Bluegill and shellcracker are easy to find in the spring, and as summer begins to give way to fall, they become predictable again, but in a different way, according to Jay Summers, who fishes bodies of water — big and small — across both Carolinas. […]