Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 177 of 290

May 8, 2026

Crappie pro Whitey Outlaw of St. Matthews shows off a tremendous catch of Lake Moultrie slabs.

Deep brush, fish attractors producing plenty of slab crappie at Lake Moultrie

At a time of year when some anglers begin to cool off on crappie fishing, the slabs are figuratively “on fire” at Santee Cooper’s Lake Moultrie. […]

Catfish will hold along a dropoff in a creek, especially if baitfish are present.

Drift or anchor? And where?

Walt Bowen

Drifting and anchoring are the two main techniques that guide Chris Bullock uses when he’s targeting Kerr Lake’s blue catfish. Which he chooses depends on the weather and surface water temperature. […]

The blueback herring, once a vital species in the Roanoke River, has virtually vanished, but striped bass will still hit an artificial lure that resembles one.

Flukes are a must for winter stripers

Craig Holt

It’s not a surprise that nearly every artificial lure guide Richard Andrews uses for winter stripers is a Fluke-style soft plastic. […]

Most winter stripers caught in the lower Roanoke River are holding along creek-channel ledges or other drop-offs in fairly deep water.

Fish the edges of the ledges

Craig Holt

Although a lot of striper fishermen on the lower Roanoke River like to cast to cypress trees along the shoreline, those tactics may work well in mid-day after the sun has had a chance to warm the shallows. […]

Guide Preston Harden loves to catch Lake Hartwell stripers on a fly rod and a small Clouser.

Big Hartwell stripers on the fly

Terry Madewell

One of guide Preston Harden’s personal favorite techniques for catching stripers this month is with a fly rod. […]

Drifting a nymph through deep holes is an accepted way to catch sluggish trout hanging along the bottom.

Slow down and go deep

Robert Satterwhite

Spring is undoubtedly the ideal trout-fishing season, but trout fishing in the winter also has its merits. What most winter anglers discover is that they catch fewer, but larger, fish. […]

Guide Buddy Bouknight said striper fishing on Lake Murray has been great from the Dreher Island area all the way up the Midlands lake.

Lake Murray stripers putting on a show from Dreher Island up the lake

Terry Madewell

The striped bass are in a migration mode at Lake Murray, and the fishing from Dreher Inland up has been excellent. […]

Lake Monticello produced this huge blue catfish, estimated at 97 pounds, for one of guide Chris Simpson's parties last Wednesday.

Lake Monticello anglers land huge blue catfish estimated at 97 pounds

Phillip Gentry

Guide Chris Simpson proved last Wednesday why he and Lake Monticello go together when members of a guide party landed and released a huge blue catfish estimated to weigh around 97 pounds. […]

Think Kerr Lake isn’t home to a few humongous blue catfish? Guide Chris Bullock caught this 80-pounder in January 2011.

Catch a cool cat – A big blue catfish from Kerr Lake can warm the heart of any December angler

Walt Bowen

Have you ever been swimming in a pond or lake and wondered whether a big fish might be swimming nearby? If you were swimming in Kerr Lake, aka Buggs Island, there’s a chance that fish might have been bigger than any you’ve ever seen. […]

Most stripers in the lower Roanoke River will be 12 to 18 inches long, but larger fish like this one are not uncommon.

Doing the Roanoke rock – Lower Roanoke River fills up with hungry stripers when cold weather arrives

Craig Holt

So you filled your 2014 deer tags and don’t know what to do with yourself until spring peepers start chirping and turkey gobblers strut their stuff. […]