Freshwater Fishing
Russell: a true trophy fishery
Guide Wendell Wilson said the potential to catch trophy stripers at Lake Russell exists year-round, although winter is prime time. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
New electronics are major aids for crappie fishermen
Guide Freddie Sinclair has had the same fishing platform, an 18-foot bass boat, for years, but he recently purchased newer electronics because detecting crappies beneath the lake’s surface is a key to his success, especially during winter. […]
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Lake Wylie is a winter wonderland for crappie fishing
Santa Claus didn’t plan to pay a personal visit to every crappie fisherman in North Carolina and South Carolina at Christmas, but they still got a really nice present: Lake Wylie. […]
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Hustle to Russell – If it’s cold, it’s a hot time for stripers on South Carolina’s Lake Russell
There’s a time and place for everything, things to think about for just about any endeavor, including the search for trophy fish. For anglers looking to target trophy striped bass, the time is now, and the place is most certainly South Carolina’s Lake Richard Russel […]
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Cold-hot slabs – January means cold weather, hot crappie fishing on North Carolina’s Jordan Lake
Crappie fishermen who live in North Carolina are too far from Lake Grenada, Miss., or Reelfoot Lake in western Tennessee to regularly visit those hot spots. […]
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Cover: January 2017 – Slab
It isn’t spring yet, but crappie fishing will be on fire at Lake Wylie and Jordan Lake this month. Also, don’t pass up the chance to catch trophy stripers at South Carolina’s Lake Richard Russell. […]
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Cover: January 2017 – Striper
It isn’t spring yet, but crappie fishing will be on fire at Lake Wylie and Jordan Lake this month. Also, don’t pass up the chance to catch trophy stripers at South Carolina’s Lake Richard Russell. […]
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Spoon-feed Murray’s stripers
Some folks call it bottom-bumping, some perch-jerking, and some just call it spooning. No matter your preference, the technique of vertically jigging a spoon is definitely something striped bass fans should be doing this month on South Carolina’s Lake Murray. […]
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Lake Hartwell crappie bite is a delicate one
When winter sets in and water temperatures drop below 48 degrees in South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, stripers, hybrids and black bass pretty much shut down, with a few exceptions. […]
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Work Shearon Harris Lake depths for best winter crappie fishing
Guide Greg Griffin of Holly Springs, N.C., can count on two things in January: falling water temperatures and a consistent, deep-water bite for slab crappie on Shearon Harris Lake. […]