Featured
Gastonia angler lands 9 1/4-pound brown trout in South Carolina mountain lake
Each spring, die-hard anglers look forward to brown and rainbow trout returning to the main-lake area of Lake Jocassee. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Featured
Carolina rigs aren’t just for bass anymore
The Caroling rig, a bottom-dragging rig for offshore structure-fishing originally intended for largemouth bass, has become popular when used in conjunction with live or cut bait for catching big blue catfish, especially on Badin Lake. […]
Featured
Lake Jocassee spits out 9 1/4-pound trout for North Carolina angler
Each spring, die-hard anglers look forward to brown and rainbow trout returning to the main-lake area of Lake Jocassee. […]
Featured
Longline trolling in Lake Wylie’s creeks producing great crappie catches
The crappie fishing at Lake Wylie has been hot and cold this spring – just like the weather – but one crappie fishermen has the formula to produce plenty of action. […]
Featured
Retired Santee Cooper guide decks 94-pound blue cat in Diversion Canal
Over 40 years of fishing, including 23 years spent as a guide, the biggest catfish Gene Bell managed to wrestle from the waters of Santee Cooper was a 74-pound fish. […]
Featured
Commission has plan to meet stocking goals in wake of hatchery trout kill
Responding to the recent fish kill at the Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has implemented a plan to meet goals for stocking numbers and size of catchable trout as scheduled in 2015. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Not singing the blues yet
The big news for April is that the South Carolina General Assembly passed a bill last fall changing how blue catfish will be managed in the Santee Cooper reservoirs, and the changes will take effect April 1. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Go small while the sun shines
Guide Preston Harden loves to throw artificial baits on wind-blown points to catch striped bass on Lake Hartwell. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Stinkbaits are a good option
Catfish will feast on just about anything from small fish, snails and worms to crawfish and even some seeds from neighboring trees. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Utilize technology to locate hotspots
The best place to find catfish in the spring is shallow water, but the Santee Cooper lakes are littered with shallow water, and knowing exactly which shallow flat is good can be taxing. […]