Freshwater Fishing
Depth can be a key to daily success on fall slabs
Guide Buster Rush said there’s some movement of fish during October because of the change in water temperature; it slowly drops as the month progresses. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Jigs vs. Minnows
The age-old debate continues as to which is best for catching crappie out of Santee Cooper, the jig or the minnow. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Nymphs: the cool flies
If you want to catch trout when hatches are few or nonexistent, use a nymph. […]
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Lake Murray will have 8-foot drawdown this winter, utility says
The public utility that owns Lake Murray will draw the lake down by eight feet this winter to improve water quality in the lake, and fisheries biologists and local fishermen say it should also improve fishing. […]
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High Rock striper fishing has been great, but Karen worrying anglers
Since mid-September, Russ Gobble of Churchland and his fishing buddies have enjoyed excellent striped bass fishing at High Rock Lake. […]
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Sack Santee’s fall slabs – It isn’t spring, but fall is an awfully good month to catch crappie on South Carolina’s Santee Cooper lakes
Crappie can be caught throughout the year, but there are times and places when the fishing can extraordinary. The Santee Cooper lakes and October are that ideal combination of place and time. […]
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Bridges, docks producing nice catches for Lake Wylie crappie fishermen
The crappie fishing has perked up at Lake Wylie with the slightly cooler weather, and guide Jerry Neeley said he’s consistently catching coolers full of hefty crappie. […]
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Crappie bite has been great at Lake Wylie as weather has cooled
The crappie fishing has perked up at Lake Wylie with the slightly cooler weather, and guide Jerry Neeley said he’s consistently catching coolers full of hefty crappie. […]
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Wateree River bream bite has been excellent
The bream bite is hot on the Wateree River, and Sumter’s Mike Spinks said that although shellcrackers and bluegill are keeping him busy, there is more to catching them than just tossing in a piece of bait and watching the cork go under. […]
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SCDNR biologists point to drought as key to decline in Santee Cooper blue catfish
The blue catfish population, which has supported a tremendous recreational and commercial fishery in the Santee Cooper lakes for almost 50 years, is in serious decline, and biologists think a near-decade long drought may be the cause. […]