Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 204 of 290

May 9, 2026

Deep brush piles are producing some great crappie from Lake Moultrie.

Fish deep brush for whopper-sized Lake Moultrie slabs

Guide Kevin Davis out of Blacks Camp on Lake Moultrie said he has put clients on five crappie weighing more than three pounds each in the past two weeks. […]

Ralph Hollifield Jr. (left) and Chris Chimiak have had non-stop action catching crappie at High Rock Lake lately; they've just been on the small side.

Huge numbers of crappie biting around docks at High Rock, but size is lacking

Tony Garitta

Granted, the crappie biting at High Rock Lake these days are little bitty, with most measuring less than the legal length of eight inches. […]

Crappie fishing has picked up at Jordan Lake, and cooling weather will only make it better as winter approaches.

Jordan Lake crappie working over baits fished in New Hope channel

Craig Holt

Cold weather is often difficult in freshwater because many fish species go into a lockdown mode as their metabolism slows. Not so for crappie, and not at Jordan Lake. […]

Big blue catfish are busting big baits on Lake Monticello.

December is prime time for big Monticello cats

Terry Madewell

Guide Daron Doolittle said that December is a prime time to take a big catfish on Lake Monticello, and the big blues are busting big baits this time of year. […]

South Carolina anglers can take advantage of two different programs, one delayed-harvest and one put-and-take, to find plenty of good trout fishing action this time of year.

Upstate trout streams filled with plenty of hungry fish this fall

Phillip Gentry

For trout fishermen in the Upstate, it’s the best of both worlds – you can choose between fishing artificial-only, delayed-harvest waters or fish put-and-take streams and take a mess of fish home to eat. […]

Guide Spencer Edmonds loves to fish the period around the holidays when blue catfish feed heavily on both of the Santee Cooper lakes.

Blue Christmas – Tactics for Santee Cooper’s blue catfish

Phillip Gentry

Veteran fishermen debate over the best time of year to target blue catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes. Some argue for April, when big blues move shallow to spawn. Others point to June, when blues continually graze on mussel beds. […]

A pontoon boat bristling with rods is a great platform for winter striper fishing on High Rock Lake.

When it’s cold, it’s hot – Slow-trolling live baits or artificials can produce plenty of winter striped bass on High Rock Lake

Craig Holt

The winter months, particularly December through February, are best times to pursue striped bass in large impoundments across North Carolina, and High Rock Lake on the Yadkin River south of Lexington has consistently been a top producer. […]