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Sabiki rigs can be versatile tools to catch all kinds of fish
White perch populations have expanded exponentially in many of the Carolina’s large impoundments. […]
Freshwater Fishing
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Go deep for Lake Hartwell’s summer stripers
Guide Bill Plumley said anglers looking to catch striped bass from Lake Hartwell need to fish between 30 and 35 feet deep at the mouth of small tributary creeks and coves close to the main-lake area. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Planer boards make trolling work
It wouldn’t be possible or effective to run a trolling setup without planer boards on the outer lines. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Live bait equals better bites
Nothing beats the real thing when it comes to bait. Lure manufacturers have spent millions of dollars researching and trying to replicate the movements of baitfish, but a cast net can provide the real thing over and over again. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bring plenty of bait, really, plenty
Danny Tracy said that going though four cages of 100 crickets each isn’t unusual for a morning of fishing on the Santee River. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Keep topwater lures ready
Catching bream is the focal point for many anglers during June, but it’s not the full measure of great fishing on the Santee River. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A different Santee drift rig
Guide Joe Dennis said the rig he uses to drift- fish for bream is a real key to success, and that paying attention to details such as line size can be crucial to catching many more big bream. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t put tackle away
Striper season officially shuts down on the Santee Cooper lakes from June through September, so anglers will focus on other fish for the next four months. […]
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Make mayfly hatches a big part of your summer fishing strategy
You can see the magic happen every time you witness a mayfly hatch on a South Carolina lake, river or stream. […]
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Keeper season begins Saturday on delayed-harvest trout waters
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open 31 trout streams and two lakes classified as delayed-harvest trout waters under hatchery-supported regulations on Saturday, June 6. […]