Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 185 of 290

May 8, 2026

In July, Santee’s fishing is hot, but many anglers are no-shows

Fishing is as hot as the summer sun in July, but the fishing action in terms of angler participation seems to slack off a bit.

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After several lean years, redfish have returned in good numbers to the upper Neuse River near New Bern.

Redfish rebound!

Dusty Wilson

Alongside the Neuse River’s tackle-busting stripers are schools of equally voracious redfish, competing for the same food and or lure. […]

Small spinning lures such as Beetle Spins are deadly on Edisto River sunfish, especially redbreasts. Ultralight spinning tackle makes casting easier and makes the fights memorable.

Dance a jig for Edisto bass

Brian Cope

One of Billy Garner’s favorite ways to catch largemouth bass on the Edisto River is a dying art that many of today’s anglers have never heard of, much less tried. […]

Billy Garner’s jiggerpoling technique catches plenty of Edisto River largemouth bass, and his wood-strip boats are perfect vessels for that style of fishing.

“You can do anything out of an aluminum boat or fiberglass boat that you can do from a wooden boat,” said Billy Garner of Ridgeville, “but the nostalgia anda beauty of a wooden boat are what attract most people to strip boats.” […]

Redbreast sunfish seem to be recovering on the Edisto River after a few down years, according to fishermen and the SCDNR.

Redbreast comeback in full swing

Brian Cope

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources stocks redbreast sunfish in several rivers, including the Edisto, which has been stocked annually since 1995. […]

Guide Andrew Tubbs’ bait tank is aerated and oxygen infused well enough to keep dozens of herring alive all day during the summer.

Bubble up

Mike Marsh

Keeping baitfish alive is one key to catching stripers and hybrids at J. Strom Thurmond Lake. […]

WNC Trout Primer

Jeff Burleson

Some of the best mountain trout fishing in the country is in western North Carolina. […]

Guide Andrew Tubbs taps the bottom of his boat with a shovel handle to attract the attention of hybrid or striped bass.

I hear you knocking

Mike Marsh

One of guide Andrew Tubbs’s tricks is to tap on the deck of his boat with a shovel handle when hybrids and stripers are biting slowly. […]

Andrew Tubbs nets a Thurmond Lake striper for Justin Marsh with a rubber-coated landing net.

Rubber nets won’t rub fish the wrong way

Mike Marsh

A rubber net is one of the best pieces of gear to conserve fish and fishing time. […]

Casting to structure on windblown banks or points can often result in good catches of striped bass.

The wind is your friend

Dusty Wilson

Freshwater bass anglers have long known the effectiveness of fishing windward points. The same holds true in many saltwater scenarios. […]