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January’s Lake of the Month: Lake Wylie
Over the past several years, Lake Wylie has become a wintertime hotspot for bass, crappie, and all three major species of catfish. It’s Carolina Sportsman’s January Lake of the Month. […]
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Alabama rig explores new bassin’ territory
Since bass pro Paul Elias won a national bass tournament in Alabama a few months ago with a revolutionary freshwater fishing lure, the “Alabama rig” has attracted extreme attention from bass fishermen across the nation. […]
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Lake of the Month: Lake Wylie
Rarely do fishermen discuss Lake Wylie in the same revered terms used for other reservoirs in the Carolinas: Kerr (Buggs Island), Jordan, Santee Cooper, Clarks Hill. […]
Freshwater Fishing
More good than bad
January begins a new year and is a great month to discuss the overall condition of our lakes, especially since it seems to be very good and improving. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Beat Winter Blues
During recent years, Lake Norman, a member of the Catawba River chain of lakes and Badin Lake, a member of the Yadkin River chain of lakes, have emerged as the state’s premier reservoirs for trophy blue catfish. […]
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Trout to be stocked by helicopter in Lower Saluda River
Thousands of rainbow and brown trout will be stocked in the lower Saluda River near Columbia on Tuesday (Dec. 13) using a helicopter and specialized lift bucket, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Christmas cats, stripers
With cooler weather settling in, most fish species are locked into winter patterns, but that doesn’t mean the fishing has cooled off. In fact, the fish on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie get red hot for some species this month, and the action will last until after the first of the year. […]
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The Trent’s Chilled Buffet
Gary Dubiel hunkered down behind his boat’s windshield to avoid a biting facial assault on the Trent River one cold winter’s day last year. At daylight, the mercury hovered around 25 degrees at Lawson Creek Park in New Bern. […]
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Catch the ‘catfish quad’
One of the better-kept secrets among Palmetto State fishermen is the unique catfishing opportunity to catch four major species of catfish, sometimes in a single day, at Lake Murray. […]
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Redbreast stocking continues on Edisto River
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has been stocking redbreast sunfish in the Edisto River every year since 1995, and they continued those efforts in early November by releasing 400,000 fry to push the 2011 total to 1.5 million. […]