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May 9, 2026
HomeFishingFreshwater Fishing

Freshwater Fishing

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Scenic Cats – Flatheads and blues have made South Carolina’s ‘Wild and scenic’ Pee Dee River a great catfish destination

Phillip Gentry

Flowing out of North Carolina down to Winyah Bay, the Pee Dee River is a mystery to all but the locals who fish it. Some 30 years ago, flathead catfish stocked in North Carolina impoundments upstream escaped and were flushed down the river. […]

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Using your noodle – Pulling huge blues, flathead out of his hand-made “boxes” is Charlotte man’s joy

Tony Garitta

Paul Cleveland of Charlotte doesn’t fit the preconceptions of a guy who grabs for catfish. […]

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Stripers are on the move at Lake Hartwell this month, and action can be great.

Terry Madewell

You’ll need eyes in the back of your head when fishing Lake Hartwell for stripers and hybrids this month. […]

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Bream, buggy whips and kayaks – Paddle your way to some great Upstate bream fishing with a fly rod in hand

L. Woodrow Ross

The fly rod curved like a limber buggy whip, and the fly line curled lazily over the morning mist rising from the stained water. It propelled the leader and popping bug accurately, dropping softly under the overhanging limbs along the shoreline. […]

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Traveling the trout trail – From big streams to little ones, the Western North Carolina Fly-Fishing Trail has something for trout fishermen of every skill level

Glenn Corley

With summer approaching, where does a fisherman go to beat the heat? Want to go somewhere a little cooler where you can fish a lot of different places without driving too far? […]

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Cover: June 2013 (SC) – Freshwater

South Carolina Sportsman

Upstate ponds are full of bream this month, especially if you’ve got a fly rod and a pocket full of popping bugs. […]

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Lake Wateree bream bedding; limits are regular

Terry Madewell

The bream fishing on Lake Wateree has reached a fever pitch with the bed-fishing peaking right now. […]

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Avoid the rivers, head for the trout streams

Craig Holt

Heavy rains in recent weeks in the mountains have made fishing difficult in bigger rivers, but small-stream trout fishing, especially in delayed-harvest streams, has been good. […]

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Early morning Lake Murray monsters mauling topwater baits

Terry Madewell

Topwater striper action has kicked into high gear on the lower end of Lake Murray, and it’s prime time for anglers to take advantage of action very early and late in the day. […]

Freshwater Fishing

One county’s trout magic

Robert Satterwhite

Jackson County is a rising star in the world of trout fishing. It has the longest and most popular delayed-harvest waters in the state. […]

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