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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
For the past two weeks, plenty of striped bass in the 10-pound class have been caught at High Rock Lake by fishermen slow-trolling bucktails or using live bait. […]
The on-again, off-again demise of summer has finally dropped water temperatures enough to start the long-anticipated fall schooling activity for hybrid, striped and even black bass species on Lake Hartwell. […]
The crappie are biting on Lake Murray, and two popular techniques are keeping anglers busy: spider-rigging and single-pole fishing. […]
Sportsmen who aren’t enamored with the idea of sitting in a tree stand all day can turn to Jordan Lake for some of the year’s best fishing. Waters have cooled and turned on largemouth bass and crappie bites. […]
Big Snowbird Creek in Graham County, considered by many veteran trout fishers as one of the best streams in the far western section of the state, now has four distinct fisheries. In July, a 2.8-mile section of hatchery-supported waters was re-designated as delayed-harvest waters.
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