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October 5, 2026

Probing a pond or lake with a canoe or small boat is a fun way to find and catch May bluegills.

The Merrie Month

Jim Casada

“See that disturbance in the water over there next to the bank?” Jeff Efird asked. “Try to get a cast in there.” […]

A hooked dolphin left in the water often will bring more fish closer to a boat where anglers can cast at them.

Rainbow Warriors

Walt Rhodes

Droning like a Lowcountry air-conditioner in July, the twin diesel engines had an intoxicating effect. […]

When Wateree anglers see a boat that looks like a big spider gliding over the water, they know Babin is seeking crappies. He said some call his multiple-rig setup “pushin’.”

Slab City

Dan Kibler

How good is the crappie fishery at Lake Wateree?

Well, Nick Babin and Brian Davis live in Gilbert at the south side of Lake Murray, and when they want to catch big slab crappie and lots of them, they drive completely around their home lake and head up the road to Lake Wateree, downstream from the town of Great Falls on the Catawba River, forming the border between Fairfield, Lancaster and Kershaw counties. […]

Kevin Meetze of Columbia has discovered the secrets of sheepshead fishing, but it was a process that didn’t happen overnight.

Ghost Bites

Pat Robertson

The morning sun was only a hint in the Eastern sky as Kevin Meetze eased his boat up to the rock jetties at Murrells Inlet and began looking for areas where sheepshead had grazed on the barnacles and mussels on the rocks. […]

Anglers who watch for sea gulls diving on bait often find stripers.

Fish of Dreams

Richard Bernabe

Spring is a time of transition, and all good anglers realize the value of transitions in fishing success — those between day and night, shallow and deep water, cover and open water, etc. […]

Studies have shown that circle hooks are effective at catching red drum, but more importantly, cause less mortality because they almost always hook fish at the corner of the mouth.

Red Flags

Pat Robertson

“Tombo” Milliken knew the second he saw the tail swirl in the shallow water of Bulls Bay he was about to encounter a big school of large redfish. […]

The My Three Sons Fishing Team, captained by Terry Grantham of Florence, S.C., caught kings of 37 and 26 pounds to win the Sarasota, Florida Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour and a check for $100,000.

My Three Sons wins Sarasota Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour Event

From News Reports

SARASOTA, Fla. – Team My Three Sons captained by Terry Grantham of Florence, S.C., caught a 2-kingfish total weighing 63 pounds, 10 ounces to win the $330,000 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour event presented by Castrol in Sarasota. […]

Preston Clark with a pair of his record setting bass at the final weigh-in. Clark totalled 115-pounds and 15-ounces for the four day event.

Clark clobbers Rojas record; wins Santee Cooper Showdown

From News Reports

MANNING, S.C. — When Preston Clark launched Sunday morning to begin the final day of the Santee Cooper Showdown presented by MotorGuide, his primary goal was to win the tournament. […]

Invented by Ron Davis Sr. and Ron Davis Jr. of Rock Hill and Greenwood, S.C., respectively, the Chatterbait has taken the bass-fishing world by storm.

Chatterbait next hot lure

Dan Kibler

The Chatterbait, a lure that can best be described as the hybrid of a spinnerbait, jig and crankbait, has taken the bass-fishing market by storm in recent months. […]

Big Snowbird Creek that feeds Santeetlah Lake in the Nantahala Forest is noted for its striking remoteness and fine Appalachian brook-trout fishing.

Big Snowbird remote, worth trip

Robert Satterwhite

Big Snowbird Creek in Graham County stands out in an area noted for scenic trout streams. […]

First deer

Bag a Buck

Ila Sechler of Salisbury, NC killed an 8-point buck in Rowan County, NC on Sept. 27, 2026. […]

Heather Hatfield tags Georgetown County gator

Alligator

During a hunt in Georgetown County, SC during the Palmetto State’s 2026 alligator hunting season, Heather Hatfield killed a 10+ foot gator. […]

Bryson Fuller’s 158-inch buck

Bag a Buck

Bryson Fuller of Oxford, NC killed a 16-point buck in Granville County, NC on Sept. 28, 2026 during an evening hunt. […]

Hit Lake Murray’s brush for fall crappie

Crappie

As Lake Murray’s water temperature cools down in October, Capt. Brad Taylor of Taylor Outdoors said the crappie fishing gets cranked up. […]

Catching fall catfish on Lake Marion

Fishing Hotspots

Capt. Kyle Austin of Kyle Austin Guide Service (843-209-3726) said October is one of the most enjoyable months for catfishing at Lake Marion. […]