Freshwater Fishing
Planer boards adapt well for striped bass
Maynard Edwards is one of North Carolina’s supreme tinkerers when it comes to discovering new and effective fishing techniques. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
In January, think cold for long-lining Badin Lake crappie
Although long-line trolling is the goal when suspended crappie are the target, it is always possible that a mild December or a series of warm fronts could cause crappie to hang up in the deep brush they’ve been calling home rather than transitioning to open water. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tight-line for tough Badin Lake crappie
“l’ll do whatever I need to do to catch crappie in winter,” said guide Maynard Edwards, and if January turns off bitter cold, that might just mean chasing them all the way to the bottom of Badin Lake. […]
Crappie/Bream
Shooting docks now easier for crappie anglers
The term “shooting docks” might sound like a duck hunting term, but it’s actually a well-known fishing technique among crappie anglers throughout the Carolinas. Despite the name, no firearms are involved. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t you dare delay – Delayed-harvest is a winter angler’s dream
If you want to catch good numbers of trout in the winter, head for a delayed-harvest stream. These streams are heavily stocked in October and November, and fishing remains good throughout the cold months. […]
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Catch stripers by covering entire water column with spoons
Spoons are some of the oldest fishing lures in the book, and they’re still around because spoon fishing is so effective. While many anglers use them for jigging around brush piles with a process known as “perch jerking,” Capt. David Hilton uses a different technique that allows anglers to cover more water than is possible when perch jerking. […]
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Trolling backwards is good strategy for catching Santee Cooper catfish
Back trolling is a good technique for putting catfish in the boat, and with the right tools, it is a pretty easy procedure. […]
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Wylie’s Cool Cats are the ticket this month at Lake Wylie
Lake Wylie, which straddles the border between North Carolina and South Carolina, has developed into one of the premier catfishing reservoirs for both states. […]
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Cover: January 2016 (SC) – Slabs
Lake Moultrie will be pumping out slab crappie this month, but you can also head to the Charleston area for hot redfish action. […]
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Artificial alternative – There’s an alternative to live bait for High Rock Lake’s winter stripers
Being a self-effacing guy, Maynard Edwards smiled when he recalled how once upon a January he stumbled across a new way to catch striped bass at High Rock Lake. […]