Freshwater Fishing
Recipes for redear sunfish
Redear sunfish make heftier and tastier filets than other sunfish mostly because of their larger size. They can be fried and grilled in a number of ways. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Special rigs for rock piles
Fishing the high spots of rock piles that are abundant in Lake Murray is a key to shellcracker success from May through the fall. Guide Brad Taylor uses a special rig to fish these places most effectively. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Shellcrackers are the rule, but a mixed creel is likely
Retired guide Doug Lown said that when fishing for shellcrackers around high spots that drop into deep water, catching multiple species is pretty common. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Shellcracker particulars
The shellcracker, also known as the redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus), is native to the southeastern United States but can be found all over North America. […]
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Shellcrackers on the feed in a major way in upper Lake Marion
The shellcracker fishing in the upper end of Lake Marion is red hot, producing some of the best action in years, according to several experts, among them Hilton Fulmer from Summerton, who has been targeting shellcrackers on upper Lake Marion for 35 years. […]
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Topwater bite is on for Lake Hartwell stripers, hybrids
Lake Hartwell’s hybrid and striped bass have started to move up the rivers for their false spawning run and are hitting topwater lures, according to Capt. Steve Pietrykowski of Fishski Business Guide Service. […]
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Little big lake – Fishing Creek Lake fishes big when it comes to great crappie action
Fishing Creek Lake is a relatively small body of water, approximately 3,000 acres, downstream from Lake Wylie and upstream from Lake Wateree on the Catawba River chain. […]
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It’s time to box up Lake Tillery’s ’crackers
Rusty and Rosco Bowers of Albemarle got hooked on fishing during their high-school years, but not in the manner conceived by the tackle industry’s “Hooked on Fishing” program. […]
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Shellcracker game at Lake Murray
Perhaps the most underrated and overlooked fisheries at Lake Murray is the shellcracker. […]
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Cover: May 2014 (NC) – Bass
May is a big-fish month for bass anglers on Shearon Harris Lake, and flounder will be thick at the nearshore reefs out of Masonboro Inlet and Carolina Beach Inlet. […]