Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 211 of 290

May 9, 2026

Drifting cut bait in deep water will produce nice blue catfish on Lake Moultrie in July.

Turn to summer patterns

Terry Madewell

July is a month for consistency and patterns at both Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. […]

Lake Russell’s healthy population of spotted bass makes up 60 to 70 percent of all black bass in the lake.

Russell’s black bass

Terry Madewell

According to guide Wendell Wilson, Lake Russell has enough current flow to ensure good fishing during the summer. […]

Stripers in tailrace waters will feed better when water is being released through a dam, but they’ll also bite during periods of calm water in deeper holes.

Stripers by kayak; the lowdown

Phillip Gentry

Most of the reservoirs on the Catawba and Yadkin river systems are stocked with striped bass, and many of them have tailrace or river-run fisheries. […]

Drifting at around a half-mile an hour accounts for most of the big blue catfish that Van Hughes catches at Kerr Lake.

Thermocline positions summer flathead catfish

Craig Holt

Flathead catfish migrate into the Dan and Staunton rivers from April to June to spawn, then return to the main lake in July and August. […]

Van Hughes swears his catfish ‘clunker’ will attract catfish at night when action is slow.

Secret flathead device

Craig Holt

Guide Van Hughes said he discovered a trick that helps him catch flathead catfish. […]

An encounter with a blue catfish eight years ago cost Van Hughes the tip of his middle finger.

Power of blue catfish

Craig Holt

Guide Van Hughes believes in the power of blue catfish, not only because he’s caught many of them but because he lost part of a finger to a 32-pounder. […]

Crappie on Lake Greenwood, Clarks Hill and Lake Murray tend to congregate in certain parts of those reservoirs during the summer.

Night moves

Phillip Gentry

Successful night-fishing for crappie is more than just throwing out lights under a bridge. […]

Fishing vertically is the best technique for catching summer crappie after dark, either slow-trolling vertically or setting over fish and dropping baits directly down to them.

Go slow at night until you find ‘em

Phillip Gentry

While trolling for crappie during daylight hours has become a favorite among the crappie culture, night-fishing is and always has been a stationary past-time. […]

Angler’s pocket guide to night-fishing for crappie

Phillip Gentry

Like any type of modern fishing, the details of your set-up and presentation can often spell the difference between a so-so night and a great night on the water. Follow these tips to help you make the best of your night-fishing trips. […]

Plenty of standing timber was left when Lake Russell was impounded in the mid-1980s.

Lake Richard B. Russell Lake particulars

Terry Madewell

Lake Russell was created by construction of the Richard B. Russell Dam on the Savannah River, bordering Abbeville and Anderson counties in South Carolina. […]