Fishing Hotspots
Swift current stripers
Santee Cooper’s stripers run up the Congaree and Wateree Rivers in March, and are willing to bite in the swift current. […]
Striper
Outdoor Update
Roanoke striper harvest closed
The NCWRC has closed the 2024 striper harvest season in the Roanoke River Management Area due to declining populations. […]
Newsletters
NCWRC closes striper harvest on Roanoke River Management Area
The NCWRC has closed the 2024 harvest season for stripers in North Carolina’s Roanoke River Management Area. […]
Catfish
February is transition time at Santee Cooper
To humans, February can be a brutally cold month, but to fish at the Santee Cooper lakes, it’s the early beginning to their springtime patterns. […]
Bass Fishing
New Year bass and stripers
Two of the most active species on the Santee Cooper lakes during January are largemouth bass and stripers. Here’s how to catch them. […]
Features
Trolling for winter stripers on Lake Hartwell
The key to catching Lake Hartwell’s stripers during the winter is knowing where the bait is. These tips will help. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Tar River stripers bite hot in the cold
The Tar River is a hot spot for striped bass anglers using soft plastic swimbaits from December through March. […]
Catfish
Catfish, stripers and deer
Anglers can have a field day with catfish and stripers at Santee in December, and deer hunting in the area can be top notch. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Lake Hartwell’s striper heat wave
As Lake Hartwell’s waters begin to cool down in November, the striper fishing just gets hotter for anglers who follow these tips. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Trolling for Lake Gaston’s stripers
Lake Gaston is well-known as a trophy catfish lake, but come November, anglers like Zakk Royce switch to striper fishing. […]