Striper Archives - Carolina Sportsman

April 3, 2020

N.C. Coastal rivers fishing report from NCWRC

This is the weekly North Carolina coastal rivers fishing report, compiled from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]

2020 Roanoke River striper season opens March 1

NCWRC Release

The NCWRC has announced the opening of the Roanoke River Management Area striped bass season for 2020 will open March 1. […]

Lake Murray stripers move shallow in March

Pat Robertson

If your goal is to catch a trophy striper, March is probably the best month to go after a big one on South Carolina’s Lake Murray, according to guide Brad Taylor. It’s also a good month to fill a daily limit, he added. […]

Try Hartwell’s shallows for February trophy stripers

Pat Robertson

February is a really good time to boat a trophy striped bass on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, according to retired guide Rick Owen, but you have to get a lot closer to the shoreline than you might think to find one. […]

Target NC stripers in lower Roanoke River this month

Craig Holt

Sportsmen attend boat shows and fishing seminars across North Carolina in February, but if all they do is learn, they’re missing out on some great winter fishing for striped bass on three of the coastal river systems that drain northeast and east-central North Carolina: the Neuse, Pamlico and Roanoke. […]

Chill on the lake with an umbrella (rig)

Phillip Gentry

Trolling umbrella rigs is a great winter tactic for striped bass in reservoirs across the Southeast. […]

Berkeley Electric Cooperative treats veterans to day of fishing

Brian Cope

Berkeley Electric Cooperative treated their employees that are military veterans to a day of fishing last week on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

November fishing at Santee Cooper can be unmatched

Terry Madewell

Don’t miss out on great fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes in November. […]

Albemarle Sound stripers heat up

Dusty Wilson

Cooler weather brings out the best in Albemarle Sound stripers. […]

Stripers and catfish are both biting strong at Santee

Terry Madewell

Santee anglers can target stripers, catfish from the same boat, at the same time. […]

Santee’s stripers are in a fall feeding frenzy

Brian Cope

Santee’s stripers are in a fall feeding frenzy, and are biting surface baits, jigs, spoons, and live bait. […]

Clarks Hill stripers and hybrids are on fire

Pat Robertson

Anglers are catching plenty of stripers and hybrids on blueback herring on Clarks Hill Lake, and the bite should only get better as temperatures cool off even more. […]