Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 179 of 290

May 8, 2026

Brook and brown trout are fall spawners, especially in smaller streams.

It’s prime time for trout

November can be a tough time for fly-fishing with all the new leaf fall in the streams. Consider snagged leaves on retrieves as a normal, if not annoying, part of the normal fishing day. […]

Nov. 1 marked the opening of delayed-harvest fishing on a handful of Upstate trout streams that have been heavily stocked by SCDNR with larger-than-average fish.

South Carolina trout fishermen ready for delayed-harvest fix in several mountain streams

Phillip Gentry

Karl Ekberg, who owns the Chattooga River Fly Shop in Mountain Rest, looked forward to this past Saturday’s opening of delayed-harvest trout fishing on a handful of Upstate streams the way a lot of hunters look forward to the opening of dove, duck or deer season. […]

Guide Buster Rush said that catches like this have been the norm and not the exception at Lake Marion over the past several weeks.

Deep-brush crappie bite has been unbelievable good on Lake Marion, guide says

Terry Madewell

The past several weeks have seen the crappie fishing hit a fall peak on Lake Marion, according to guide Buster Rush. […]

Crappie Trailers

North Carolina Sportsman

Normally used as an add-on to other crappie lures such as tube jigs or small crappie spinner baits, Crappie Trailers from The Crappie Psychic, LLC feature a beveled design that creates greater bait action and generates more strikes. […]

Guide Chris Simpson said the blue catfish bite on Lake Monticello is the best of any South Carolina lake he fishes regularly.

Winter catfishing tips for Lake Monticello

Terry Madewell

Of the major catfish species in South Carolina the blue catfish seems to be the one that really chows down during the winter. […]

According to creator Clyde Folse, the scent will remain on the little soft plastic strips for two or three years.

The Crappie Psychic

Don Shoopman

There were days as recently as this summer that a 51-year-old Raceland outdoorsman returned from a sac-a-lait (crappie) fishing trip and removed a secret weapon on his tube jig about a mile from the boat ramp. […]

Patrick Miller of Liberty and daughter Payton show off the kind of striped bass that are schooling at the surface on Lake Hartwell.

Schooling action starting to kick off for Lake Hartwell striper fishermen

Phillip Gentry

With overnight temperatures moderating, Lake Hartwell fishermen, looking to capitalize on schooling striped bass, are getting what they wish for. […]

Solar Bees may help sting Jordan fish kills

Craig Holt

A program by the N.C. Division of Water Quality to help prevent algae blooms in Jordan Lake may also help prevent fish kills. […]

Lake Greenwood has so many boat docks along its shoreline, shooting jigs back under them is a tremendous fall tactic for crappie.

Take a shot at fall crappie

Phillip Gentry

Braxton Wall and his father, Rod, may prefer tight-line or long-line trolling for crappie during tournaments, but Braxton readily admits trolling isn’t as much fun as shooting docks. […]

Rod Wall thinks his son, Braxton, is a definite asset when the two fish crappie tournaments as a team.

Life on the trail

Phillip Gentry

Fishing any fishing tournament series can be taxing on an adult’s time. For a teenager, it gets even worse. […]