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May 10, 2026

Two sure fire summer bets on Lake Hartwell this month are catching striped bass in the mid lake area or finding channel catfish along sloping red banks.

School’s out, but catfish and stripers are in at Hartwell

Now that the kids are out of school, many families are looking to head outdoors and spend some time together, and what better way to spend time than fishing. […]

Large triploid trout like this one are becoming more-common catches on Lake Jocassee thanks to a stocking program started by the SCDNR in 2010.

Jocassee turning out some awfully big trout

Matt Coffey

South Carolina is not typically the first state fishermen think about when big trout are mentioned, but that’s exactly what Capt. Steve Pietrykowski of Fishki Business has been catching the past couple of weeks on Lake Jocassee. […]

Tom Siler caught this crappie under the NC 62 bridge — which divides Randleman Lake into areas where powerboats are and are not allowed.

Randleman’s rules of the road

Mike Marsh

Randleman Regional Reservoir has many rules for use due to its use as a water-supply reservoir. These are summarized on the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority website. […]

Darryl Smith has targeted blue catfish at Santee Cooper for years.

Dealing with the blues

Larry Chesney

It had been a slow winter for fishermen targeting catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

The author shows off a big Randleman slab that hit a jig.

Manmade crappie magnets

Mike Marsh

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has placed 16 fish attractors in Randleman Reservoir. […]

Blue catfish will migrate for many, many miles to and from their spawning areas in the Santee Cooper system.

Do blue cats wear track shoes?

Dan Kibler

Darryl Smith has a message for any fishermen who plan on keeping up with the movements of blue catfish on the Santee Cooper Lakes: Put on some track shoes. […]

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