Although they share many common characteristics and are commonly lumped together in many circumstances under the handle “bream,” bluegill and shellcrackers have distinctly different characteristics, especially when targeting one specific species while fishing. […]
The rod tip of the 16-foot crappie pole began quivering in the cold February air. With a sweep of the rod, Tom Sprouse of Advance quickly brought another chunky crappie aboard his boat. […]
The first fish migration of spring is underway on North Carolina coastal counties and, although these creatures aren’t much to write home about nor do they provide eye-popping photographs to send the local newspaper, they provide excellent and numerous light-tackle thrills. […]
When commercial fishermen Leland Selph and Jimmy Dowling started checking their 150-hook trotline in Lake Moultrie on Feb. 7, they knew they had hooked a really big catfish. […]
Bulls Bay is a great place to load the cooler with big sheepshead, and the same is true at Lake Moultrie for catfish. […]
Several species of fish in Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie are on the move this month, which typically begins with some of the coldest water temperatures of the year. […]
Ask most crappie fishermen when they’d rather be targeting slabs, and most all of them will say spring: March, April or May. […]
Lake Jocassee is a mountain lake located in the northwestern corner of the state, split between Oconee and Pickens counties, its headwaters across the North Carolina line. […]
Downriggers, made by Walker, Scotty, Penn, Cannon, Mac-Jac and others, have many plusses when it comes to fishing. […]
The Jocassee Outdoor Center holds an annual trout tournament series; four more events will be held this winter and spring: Jan. 14, Feb. 18, March 17 and April 21. […]
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