Crappie/Bream
Double up on Cooper River bluegills this month
June is a great month for bream fishing, and while most anglers think of lakes and ponds for catching these tasty panfish, rivers are also great choices. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Mountain Trout
N.C.’s 2021 Delayed Harvest Trout Waters open next Saturday
Trout anglers will have no gear or bait restrictions, and no size limit on trout beginning June 5, 2021 through Sept. 30 on Delayed Trout Waters. […]
Catfish
Randy Merrell’s 45-pound blue catfish
Randy Merrell was fishing on Santee’s lower lake on May 26 when he landed a 45-pound blue catfish while fishing with Wolfe’s Guide Service. […]
Catfish
Chase Reeves’ 63-pound Santee flathead
The catfish are biting on Santee! Chase Reeves went this past Sunday night and caught several nice cats, including his personal best 63-pound flathead. […]
Freshwater
Cooke family gets hooked on striper fishing
Youth anglers Cody and Hunter Cooke of Rock Hill, S.C. are hooked on striper fishing, after getting their first taste of it last week on the Wateree River. […]
Freshwater
Stripers smashing topwater lures on Wateree River
It’s a great time to hit the Wateree River, where stripers are crushing topwater lures. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Rhodes Pond Dam construction to begin in June
The Rhodes Pond Dam construction project, which has undergone delays for years, is back on track to start in June 2021. […]
Catfish
Lake Wateree catfish report for mid May
Anglers are catching plenty of eating-sized catfish on Lake Wateree with these tips… […]
Mountain Trout
2021 Delayed Harvest season opens June 5
The 2021 Delayed Harvest trout season opens June 5 and runs through Sept. 30 for North Carolina’s 36 designated delayed harvest trout waters. […]
Freshwater
Striper bite is scorching hot on Santee
The stripers are feeding heavily in the Santee Cooper lakes, especially early in the morning in deep water. […]