More than 3,000 miles of trout waters flow through the North Carolina mountains, an intricate web of rivers, creeks, forks, branches and springlets — some hundreds of feet wide, some only a few feet wide. […]
Environmentalists and the Roanoke River Basin Association are worried Virginia may allow mining for uranium in Pittsylvania County and possibly contaminate one of the major river drainages that flows into northeastern North Carolina. […]
Two times each year — spring and fall — surf anglers can cast baited bottom rigs with Hatteras Heavers at “old” (big) red drum at North Carolina’s central and northern beaches. […]
Chris Hammill said it wasn’t a sure thing, but he felt pretty certain he could put his party on some big Badin Lake blue catfish if he had a full day to do so. […]
Nothing says springtime like bream fishing, and opportunities for catching these tasty panfish are plentiful, especially on Santee Cooper’s Lake Marion. […]
A lot of people think that big fish only get that way in big waters. Dennis Reilly of Bamberg knows better now, but until recently he had no idea how big of a fish could live in the relatively small waters of the South Edisto River in his home county.
Checking his set lines on the morning of April 7, Reilly was pleased to discover that many nice catfish had taken his baits, but especially a 67-pound flathead that had swallowed a bait.
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One of the best public cast-and-blast opportunities for South Carolina outdoorsmen this month is the Upstate hotspot of Lake Hartwell. […]
When Larry Verne caught a 54-pound, 2-ounce striper out of Hiwassee Lake back in June of 1991, striper fishermen around North Carolina wondered not just how a fish had gotten that big, but how it had gotten into a lake where stripers had never been stocked. […]
Sam Jones doesn’t know why trout relate to structural features that are 100 feet beneath them. More important than “why” they do, though, is knowing “that” they do so and learning which structures attract the most fish any given month.
Jones, who operates Jocassee Charters, has learned those lessons through longevity. He grew up fishing Upstate waters with his dad, has fished Lake Jocassee for 30 years and has guided for the past 10 years. Jones specialized in controlled-depth trolling for trout, and he often targets fish that suspend well above structural features. […]
If you live in the Upstate and still make the long drive to either Murray, Clarks Hill or Wateree to load up on springtime crappie, you may be by-passing some overlooked fishing opportunities. […]
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