Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 272 of 290

May 14, 2026

Rodger Taylor said that anchoring up and fishing specific spots is the best way to put trophy catfish in your boat during the winter months, and Lake Wateree is full of nice, big blues.

The Cold, Hard Facts

Terry Madewell

Catfishing during the winter was once considered foolishness by the majority of fishermen in South Carolina. […]

Cover: February 2009 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

Grouper and catfish both love the bottom, put up ferocious fights and taste delicious. […]

Controlling a fly line means more than just casting well.

How to get Reel with your Line

Robert Satterwhite

Fishing line gets a lot of wear during the course of a fishing day. […]

February on Lake Jocassee means a lot of stocked rainbow and brown trout, with the majority of the keeper fish (15 inches or longer) being nice browns like this one.

Deep End of the Pool

Phillip Gentry

Even without the fishing, the scenery around Lake Jocassee is breathtaking. […]

Recreational anglers and crappie fishing tournament associations have discovered the plentiful and large fish that Blewett Falls Lake holds.

Bonanza of Blewett Slabs

Dan Kibler

It is the lake that nobody has ever heard of.

Well, not exactly. […]

Neil Culbreath landed this 25-pound striper at Lake Hartwell.

Hartwell spitting out good stripers, hybrids

Dan Kibler

Neil Culbreath wasn’t expecting much when he left his home in Spartanburg this past Tuesday morning, heading for Lake Hartwell.
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Cold weather won’t slow down the bite, even though it may slow down all but the heartiest fishermen.

Cold-weather crappie, catfish are a challege on Santee lakes

David Sweat

Capt. Steve Sexton is widely known for some of his oceangoing feats, but for fishermen who frequent the Santee Cooper lakes, he is better known for the tactics he uses to catch and — and often release — catfish, crappie and bream. […]

White perch can be caught in great numbers on a single Sabiki rig, which offers handful of small hooks that can be baited with tiny bits of cut bait, worms or minnows.

Nice or Nuisance?

Phillip Gentry

Here’s a news flash — illegal aliens are overrunning South Carolina. Unlike other illegal aliens, these are underwater. And there are also just as many, if not more, of them. […]

The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians have some of the best trout fishing on the east coast in their Tribal Waters.

Tribal Trout Are Fun to Catch

Jerry Dilsaver

When most folks think of Cherokee, they think of Harrahs Casino and that is a mistake in several ways. Even thinking that many folks leave the casino as winners, the number of fishermen who leave the Cherokee Tribal Waters as happy fishermen is higher–much higher. […]

Santee Cooper guide Darryl Smith and Kathryn Maroun, host of the Canadian TV show "What a Catch!" celebrate Maroun's 96.4-pound blue catfish, caught on Tuesday at Lake Moultrie

Santee Cooper guide has 96-pound blue catfish caught on film

Dan Kibler

Guide Darryl Smith of Rock Hill has bigger catfish in his boat before, but probably none that will be seen by as many people as the one he looked at this past Tuesday.
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