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. […]
Freshwater Fishing
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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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Cover: May 2014 (SC)
Lake Murray shellcrackers and Murrells Inlet Spanish mackerel are two speices that make big debuts in May. […]
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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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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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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. […]
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Crappie fishing in Triangle-area lakes is heating up
Grab your pole and head to the fishin’ hole. That’s the advice of Rod King, a veteran crappie fisherman from Durham. […]
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Lake Greenwood’s post-spawn crappie ganging up around piers, docks
After another season of wait, wait, wait, fishermen are reporting that the crappie spawn at Lake Greenwood has come and gone like a spring-break romance. […]