Springtime shad fishing is one of the Lowcountry traditions that stirs great excitement. No fish garners greater attention by anglers looking for a sure thing than the American shad. […]
A typical female shad, laden with eggs, puts a huge bend in a fishing rod when she turns her slab-sided body — 20 inches long, weighing four pounds — broadside to the current. […]
On Nov. 22, 1860, a meeting was held near the town of Abbeville — at a site since dubbed “Secession Hill” — to launch South Carolina’s secession from the Union, which took place a month later. […]
For local anglers, the real meaning of “March Madness” has nothing to do with a basketball; it’s actually the fishing that occurs on the Santee Cooper lakes this month. […]
Until 2010, South Carolina’s brook trout record had gone unchallenged for more than 30 years. Then, it was broken five times last March; the third record in the string — a 2-pound, 14.56-ounce fish — by Wes Coker of Gray Court. […]
Even with cold weather continuing to plague North Carolina, anglers can find hot places to fish — as in “hot water” holes. […]
If you happened to stop by Stokes McClellan’s home in February, chances are, you won’t find him at home. […]
Jody Wright of Ellenboro and Lester Elton of Forest City topped a field of 128 teams to win the Ryan Newman Foundation Charity Bass Tournament at Lake Norman on Dec. 11. […]
Trout activity slows to a snail’s pace in the winter, when streams are icy cold and often iced-over on the fringes. Hatches are fewer, and topwater action is minimal. […]
Even in February, catfish and redfish action can be outstanding. […]
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