Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 242 of 290

May 10, 2026

Tar River Reservoir, which covers 1,860 acres, is crossed by three bridges, and fishermen can catch crappie under each of them.

Playing field statistics

Construction of the Tar River Reservoir was completed in 1971. The reservoir’s high-water elevation is 125 feet above mean sea level. […]

Mark Crawford finds numbers of fish on the lower end of Clarks Hill Lake, but he looks up the lake, toward the Lake Russell tailrace, when he’s after a big fish.

Trophy fishing

Phillip Gentry

The choice between numbers and size is an easy one for Mark Crawford when he’s targeting big fish in a striped bass tournament. […]

Periodic lowering of the water level at Tar River Reservoir may contribute to its healthy crappie population.

Low water levels may promote crappie growth

Mike Marsh

The Tar River Reservoir is one of the very few lakes in the coastal plain that have no size or creel limit for crappie. […]

A long-time landmark for anglers in the McCormick area, the Palmetto Angler was recently added to William Sasser’s fold of fishing services.

Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when striped bass and hybrid bass were first stocked in Clarks Hill, a day of striper fishing started shortly after the previous day ended, with anglers setting out in the wee hours of the morning to catch enough bait for a day’s fishing. […]

Double down

Mike Marsh

When fishing a slip-float rig near a dock, a pair of anglers should begin by fishing their minnows at two different depths. […]

Stocked trout like this rainbow will change from egg patterns to insect patterns if they stay in a stream long enough.

Hatch match for spring trout

L. Woodrow Ross

Most South Carolina freestone streams do not support prolific insect hatches — the Chattooga River may be the exception — but most streams support some level of aquatic insect life. […]

A traditional egg pattern is a killer on spring trout in some of South Carolina’s
top streams.

Recipes for hot spring patterns

L. Woodrow Ross

Z-Wing Caddis Pupa — This pattern can be tied in sizes 12 to 18, but for spring, 18 would be a better choice, especially on the Chattooga. Use alone or as dropper with another nymph pattern or with a dry fly. […]