Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 213 of 292

July 13, 2026

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

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. […]

Channel catfish provide plenty of hot, summer fishing action on Lake Russell.

Cattin’ around Russell in the summer

Terry Madewell

Guide Jerry Kotal loves to fish for both spotted bass and largemouth bass, but he generally does so in the cooler months. […]

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. […]

Channel catfish are supplying action at Lake Hickory, even for young anglers.

Lake Hickory channel catfish are in feeding mode

Craig Holt

If your fishing persuasion during July leans to night excursions for channel catfish, the place to be is Lake Hickory. […]