Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 170 of 292

July 11, 2026

Guide Mack Farr scratches his head over why South Carolina anglers haven’t caught on to the great after-dark striper action that is to be found on Lake Hartwell.

It’s da Bomb(er)! An after-dark jerkbait bite is a killer pattern for Lake Hartwell stripers this month.

Phillip Gentry

Mack Farr scratches his head when he talks about Lake Hartwell’s great striped bass fishing. […]

Guide Kevin Davis makes sure he’s fishing shallow when Santee Cooper’s catfish make their move out of their winter haunts.

Santee’s shallow cats – Go shallow for Santee Cooper’s spring catfish

Jeff Burleson

Fishermen come from all over to visit the Santee Cooper lakes every year, many to target the great numbers of catfish and the possibility of catching a trophy. […]

Crappie are being caught in 10 to 15 feet of water in Hyco Lake by fishermen tightlining live minnows.

Hyco fishing is behind schedule, but crappie are starting to break out

Craig Holt

It’s been a long winter and cold spring, putting fishing behind on most Piedmont lakes, but at Hyco Lake, crappie fishing is finally catching up. […]

Jeremiah Johnson and Steve Pack celebrate Johnson's 22-pound, Lake Marion striped bass.

Striper fishing explodes on Lake Marion over the weekend

Terry Madewell

Striper fishing has been good the past few weeks in the upper end of Lake Marion, both in the river and on the flats, but last weekend, the fishing changed from warm to red hot. […]

Guide Steve Pietrykowski expects crappie fishing on Lake Hartwell to peak in the next two weeks.

Guide says Lake Hartwell crappie action should break loose soon

Dan Kibler

Lake Hartwell crappie fishermen had better have all their jigs tied and rigs prepared, because according to Steve Pietrykowski of Fishski Business Guided Fishing, it’s about to break loose. […]

Fishermen are catching plenty of keeper striped bass and an occasional largemouth in the lower section of the Roanoke River.

Good numbers of stripers still biting in lower section of Roanoke River

Jerry Dilsaver

Joey VanDyke of Fingeance Sportfishing Charters said the striper action is really good in the lower Roanoke Rive, and it continues to get better. […]

Darren Hill of Iva caught this 4-pound, 2-ounce crappie from the Upper Rocky arm near Lake Russell this past Sunday.

Iva angler brings enormous crappie to the scales at sporting goods store

Phillip Gentry

The Big Crappie Contest at Sportsman’s One Stop in Iva got made a big jump last week when Darren Hill from Iva brought in a 4-pound, 2-ounce black crappie caught from the upper Rocky River arm near Lake Russell on March 20. […]

Crappie are moving out of deep water at Lake Tillery, getting into range of most fishermen.

Sunny days bringing crappie into Lake Tillery shallows

Craig Holt

April fishing is busting out all over at Lake Tillery. That’s how Rodney Crisco at Joe’s Bait & Tackle in Albemarle described conditions at the Yadkin River reservoir as the last few days of March flip off the calendar. […]

SCDNR is holding a series of youth fishing rodeos across South Carolina over the next two months, along with a handful of family fishing clinics.

SCDNR schedules youth fishing rodeos, family fishing clinics

South Carolina Sportsman

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a series of 23 youth fishing rodeos and family fishing clinics across South Carolina for April and May for young and old fishermen who would like to be introduced to the basics of fishing. […]

Guide Shannon Miller said striped bass are responding well to warmer water on Lake Norman.

Lake Norman stripers blasting trolled Alabama rigs

Taylor Pardue

There’s a large sign on the concrete dam at Lake Norman’s Marshall Steam Station. Duke Energy makes it clear to “KEEP OFF,” but your journey isn’t over when you reach the forbidding message. […]