Freshwater Fishing
May fishing breaks loose
May is diversity month for Santee Cooper, and it brings out some of the very best fishing for a wide variety of species around Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. […]
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Spring trout bite at Jocassee finally on as lake approaches normal level
Trout fishemen at Lake Jocassee who have been waiting on the spring trout bite to turn on need to wait no longer. […]
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Striped bass “fights” aren’t knock outs
Even though many North Carolina fishermen have seen striped bass “fights,” this type of activity doesn’t indicate a willingness to eat a lure. […]
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SCDNR perspective on blues, flatheads
With blue and flathead catfish frequently being caught at Lake Wylie, anglers are wondering how they got in the lake. […]
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Fly rods now popular for Roanoke stripers
The Roanoke River is a catch-and-release fisherman’s paradise. […]
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Make your own drift rig
Rodger Taylor said several key factors combine for a successful catfish trip, even when the fish are biting as well as they are during May. One is making his own drift rig. […]
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Targeting Lake Wylie’s flatheads
Completing the feat of catching all three of the major catfish species — channels, blues and flatheads — at one lake is quite a feat, but one that guide Rodger Taylor does frequently. […]
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Mountain Island losing power plant, gaining fish attractors
Mountain Island Lake was created by Duke Power in 1924 with the construction of the dam and, in 1929, with the beginning of operation of the Riverbend Steam Station. […]
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Trolling for walleye
Trolling for walleye is a productive tactic that more resembles what southerners view as the northern style of walleye fishing. […]
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Experiment with lure choices
Crappie feast on small fish most of the year, and while live minnows tend to always provoke a strike, small jigs are an excellent alternative. […]