Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 184 of 290

May 8, 2026

Catch more catfish in the dog days of summer

Catching catfish in the dog days of summer requires good planning. […]

Fishermen at Roanoke Rapids Lake have been catching plenty of nice stripers like this one in the tailrace below Gaston Dam.

Tailrace fishing great for stripers on Roanoke Rapids Lake

A problem for striper fishermen during the summer is that on large reservoirs, you often spend lots of time finding bait, then finding fish. […]

Pro crappie fisherman Whitey Outlaw spends lots of August days fishing for warmouth bream in Lake Marion's Sparkleberry Swamp.

Probe Sparkleberry Swamp for great warmouth bream this month

Phillip Gentry

In August, even die-hard anglers often decide to hang up their gear until cooler weather arrives, but not Whitey Outlaw of St. Matthews. […]

Guide Preston Harden has been catching plenty of impressive stripers and hybrid bass from Lake Hartwell.

Striper, hybrid bite has been unbeatable at Lake Hartwell

Terry Madewell

It’s August, and the heat is on, especially the striped bass fishing at Lake Hartwell. It’s been extraordinarily hot for both quantity and quality fish. […]

Guide Bill Plumley likes to start and finish early for August stripers, but he said the pattern is the most consistent of the year.

Rock around the clock for Lake Hartwell’s summer stripers

Phillip Gentry

Guide Bill Plumley is more of an early bird than a night owl, and he said that when summer settles in on 56,000-acre Lake Hartwell and the recreational boating crowd tends to dominate the mid-day, he’d rather get up early and finish early than stay up all night. […]

Early morning is the best time to target Shearon Harris’ magnum white perch in the summer, but good fish and good numbers can be caught throughout the day.

Perched for success – Don’t miss out on a cooler full of Shearon Harris white perch this summer

Dusty Wilson

It’s no secret that Shearon Harris Lake between Raleigh and Sanford is a hot spot for trophy bass and slab crappie. […]

Former guide Stanley Correll gets excited about Tuckertown Lake flathead catfish, even when they’re only 25-pounders like this one. His biggest from the Yadkin River reservoir weighed 58.

Just cattin’ around – Best flathead catfish action of year is just around the bend at Tuckertown Lake

Dan Kibler

For years, a trip to Tuckertown Lake was a busman’s holiday for Stanley Correll. Now it’s just pure pleasure. […]

Brian Lockwood puts some muscle into fighting a nice bottomfish from the seat of his jet ski.

The jet set

Bill Howard

Something seemed out of place. While it’s not uncommon to see a personal watercraft, aka jet ski, putting in at the Newport River boat ramp near Radio Island, this one was different. […]

Mac Willis of Walterboro takes a good look at a chunky redbreast sunfish from the Combahee River.

Bream bonanza – Comb the Combahee River for great blackwater fishing for bream

Brian Cope

With its headwaters in Colleton County and ending at St. Helena Sound, the Combahee River — the “C” in ACE Basin — is a relatively short river, but the lack of length isn’t a negative for anglers. […]

Guide William Sasser may be “doing it wrong” by crappie- fishing standards, but Clarks Hill slabs aren’t paying attention.

Clarks Hill guide “doing it all wrong” but still slaying the crappie

Phillip Gentry

To an expert crappie fisherman, guide William Sasser is doing it all wrong on Clarks Hill Lake. He’s not spider-rigging with a dozen long poles strategically placed around the boat; he’s using measley 5-foot rods, just hanging the tips over the gunwales. […]