Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 154 of 293

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. […]

Lures designed for largemouth bass produce plenty of winter stripers at High Rock Lake.

Artificial alternative – There’s an alternative to live bait for High Rock Lake’s winter stripers

Craig Holt

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. […]

Thaw out Badin slabs – Cold weather doesn’t stop hot crappie fishing on North Carolina’s Badin Lake this month

Dusty Wilson

To say that a January morning is brisk can be an understatement, but with any luck, the frost will give way to sunshine and biting fish. At Badin Lake on the Yadkin River chain, hungry and healthy crappie will most likely be holding tight to baitfish schools, hovering over deep-water creeks and coves, where long-line trolling a dragnet of jigs is the most efficient way to fill your 20-fish limit. […]

Capt. Chris Nichols with Carolinas Guide Service has been nailing Lake Wateree's stripers for the past few weeks.

Lake Wateree stripers easy pickings while trolling with live bait

Brian Cope

You’ll notice a couple of changes in this issue of South Carolina Sportsman, changes we hope you’ll like as we try to improve the magazine and bring more content that readers want. […]

Zakk Royce of Blues Brothers Catfish Guide Service broke the state record for blue catfish with a 91-pounder on Dec. 20, then shattered his new record the next day with a 105-pound blue.

Angler sets new North Carolina blue catfish record with 105-pounder from Lake Gaston

Dusty Wilson

Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice? You can bet guide Zakk Royce of Murfreesboro won’t be making that wager any time soon. […]

Zakk Royce caught this 105-pound blue catfish out of Lake Gaston one day after catching a 91-pounder in the same lake.

Angler catches 105-pound blue catfish, breaks own NC state record set previous day

Dusty Wilson

Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice? You can bet guide Zakk Royce of Murfreesboro won’t be making that wager any time soon. […]

The SCDNR paired up with State Law Enforcement to stock trout by helicopter in the lower Saluda River on Dec 15.

SCDNR stocks 18,000 trout in lower Saluda River

Brian Cope

As part of an ongoing effort to keep catchable populations of trout in the midlands, the SCDNR stocked about 18,000 rainbow and brown trout into the lower Saluda River just outside of Columbia on Dec. 15. […]

Slow down your retrieve and a hefty largemouth bass could be in your future this month on the Santee Cooper lakes.

Don’t take the month off – Santee Cooper fish are on as holidays near

Terry Madewell

December doldrums don’t exist at Santee Cooper in terms of good fishing opportunities. Hot action is the norm on both lakes for stripers, catfish, crappie and largemouth bass. […]

Bump the bottom with flies, baits and lures if you want to hook up with winter trout.

Go slow and deep for trout with winter flies, lures, baits

Jim Casada

In late fall and winter, it is vital to keep in mind the fact that fish are cold-blooded creatures. That means that whatever the fisherman’s preferred means of taking trout — flies, other artificials or natural bait — the operative words are slow and deep. […]