Catfish
Use different baits for big Monticello blues
Guide Justin Whiteside said he begins each day using a variety of different baits to determine what’s working best. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Tips for Haw River’s winter crappie
It may seem a little early in the year for hot crappie fishing across the Carolinas. But it’s been on fire for those willing to test out the waters a little sooner than most, at least on some days. Whether it’s longline trolling or anchoring over brush piles, anglers are catching plenty of slabs. Especially when the weather and wind are just right. […]
Featured
Lake Murray stripers begin to stir
With winter’s chill finally being to be replaced by warmer weather, March is a strong month for striped bass on Lake Murray, according to guide Brad Taylor. […]
Featured
Annual shad run sparkles in river
For anglers in the know, fishing the March shad run offers one of the first opportunities since the deep freeze of winter to catch a pile of fish. The Roanoke River will be brimming with hickory shad, and guide Mitchell Blake of Chocowinity, N.C., will be there. […]
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Try Saluda for surprise rainbows
The lower Saluda River, which begins just below Lake Murray Dam outside of Columbia, S.C., is stocked with rainbow trout, and because the water in the river comes off the lake’s bottom and stays cold, they don’t die during the summer. […]
Crappie/Bream
Lake Russell slabs on the move
If catching slabs is your thing, March is the best month to fish for crappie on South Carolina’s Lake Russell, according to guide Wendell Wilson of Elberton, Ga. […]
Columns
Salute shad, the kickoff fish
It’s been cold, and many anglers have been waiting for the slightest break in weather. And while many are looking forward to next month, plenty of others know that February is really the time to break out the ultralight gear and head to a handful of rivers across the Carolinas for the shad run. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie University set for Spartanburg debut
Crappie University, a classroom-style educational program dedicated to teaching anglers of all ages and skill levels how to catch the popular panfish year-round, is scheduled to begin next week in Spartanburg. […]
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SCDNR seeks public input on Lower Saluda River trout regulations
For decades, anglers in South Carolina have been catching coldwater trout far from the fish’s mountain range, thanks to the frigid waters pouring out of the depths of Lake Murray and into the Lower Saluda River just outside of Columbia. […]
Catfish
Feeling blue? You betcha!
If you wanting to get your string stretched to the limit by a big catfish in cold weather, you’ll be hard pressed to do better than South Carolna’s Lake Monticello. It is an real wintertime catfish destination for a couple of very good reasons. […]