Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 118 of 292

July 8, 2026

Hit the brush piles for Kerr Lake crappie

Keith Wray of Fish Doc Guide Service in Eden, N.C., spends about as much time planting brush piles in Kerr Lake as he does fishing for crappie. […]

Capt. David Hilton said anglers can sleep at little late and still catch plenty of Santee's crappie this time of year.

Top tips for cold weather crappie at Santee

Brian Cope

The crappie fishing is hot at Santee, and even during the coldest part of the day, anglers can catch plenty of slabs if they know what to look for and use the proper bait. […]

Winter cats can be cool on these five Carolina lakes

Terry Madewell

It’s time to catch some winter cats on these five Carolina lakes. […]

Don’t pass up the exciting winter action for crappie at Shearon Harris throughout December.

Have a slab-happy Harris holiday

Tony Garitta

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. […]

Walleye: a great import

Robert Satterwhite

Walleye are not indigenous to the southern Appalachians, but they have established themselves as a popular gamefish, second only to smallmouth bass. […]

Guide Inky Davis said largemouth bass will be keying on shad movements in November.

Many outdoorsmen are in the woods during November, and with the deer rut in full swing, that’s a logical choice. Plus, some small-game hunting seasons open this month, and that ranks high for many hunters. […]

Capt. Todd Vick shows off two crappie from a recent trip on the Waccamaw River.

How to catch more Waccamaw River crappie

Brian Cope

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. […]

Big crappie hang around deep flats and creek-channel edges, especially those with brush, as the water cools on Jordan Lake.

Tight-line Jordan slabs

Tony Garitta

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. […]

Plenty of big bream are swimming around the Santee Cooper lakes, ready to be caught by anglers who find brush piles in deeper water.

Deep Santee Cooper bream

Brian Cope

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. […]

Big blue catfish will be patrolling the edges of the main-river channel at Kerr Lake this month, as well as the mouth of major creeks.

Kerr Lake catfish on fire

Dusty Wilson

Falling water temperatures plus plentiful blue catfish equals abundant catches this month at Kerr Lake on the North Carolina/ Virginia border. While techniques remain largely the same as summer, the fishes’ attitudes will be improved, and an angler who intercept them on their highways is in store for a big day. […]