Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 245 of 293

Mike Marsh caught these white crappie at Tar River Reservoir. Their combined weight exceeded 3 pounds.

Double down

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. […]

Moses Creek in Jackson County is full of wild trout, but it’s remote, and its tiny size makes it difficult to fish.

It’s time to go small

Robert Satterwhite

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. […]

Environmental groups fear that uranium mining in Virginia could cause problems along the Roanoke River system, much of which lies in North Carolina and is a popular fishing destination.

Virginia uranium mine could be concern for North Carolina

Craig Holt

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. […]

Chevy Peake holds a 46-inch “old” drum he caught at Cape Hatteras Point near Buxton on April 14.

Big red drum waiting at Cape Hatteras

Craig Holt

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. […]

Guide Chris Hammill said he needed current running through Badin Lake to kick off the blue catfish bite, and boy, was he correct. This 40-pound fish bit 10 minutes after the current began running.

Badin’s big blues are biting

Jerry Dilsaver

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. […]

Brooke Knotts hauls aboard a nice bream; she's looking forward to the full moon on May 5 for great action.

Santee Cooper bream already heating up

Brian Cope

Nothing says springtime like bream fishing, and opportunities for catching these tasty panfish are plentiful, especially on Santee Cooper’s Lake Marion. […]

Dennis Reilly of Bamberg caught this 67-pound flathead catfish on a set line in the South Edisto River near his home.

South Edisto spits out huge flathead catfish

Bryan Bowers

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.
[…]