Fishing

Bass Fishing

Pull Lake Hartwell Bass to the Surface this Month

Pete Rogers

Topwater action on Lake Hartwell bass may sound surprising for summer fishing, but fish can be coaxed to the surface, even on the hottest days.August is never a fun time to be outdoors in South Carolina, that is, unless you really like offering yourself to the sun gods or the fish are biting on Lake Hartwell. […]

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Georgetown redfish are hot to the fly

Jeff Burleson

South Carolina is a southern jewels that permits anglers to chase their passion 365 days per year, from freezing Februaries to sizzling summer days. It’s those hot, August days that green-light anglers to target redfish around Georgetown, S.C., not only with traditional spinning and casting outfits, but also with fly rods and flies crafted from exotic materials. […]

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Paddle up tailrace stripers

Phillip Gentry

Not all reservoir stripers spend the summer in deep water; some never leave the area below upstream dams where their spring spawning runs ended. And kayaks and canoes are great ways to get to them.

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The reds of Roanoke Island

Jeff Burleson

The first European settlement in North America is surrounded by waters that are home to plenty of redfish, and summer is a productive season to target them. North Carolina doesn’t have many natural islands other