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July 7, 2026

Guide William Sasser said Clarks Hill spits out a lot of big crappie once October arrives and fish start to feed up for the winter.

Clarks Hill slabs grow up plenty

October usually kicks off a 3- to 4-month period of big crappie, and big numbers of crappie, on South Carolina’s Clarks Hill Lake, according to guide William Sasser. […]

Kara Herring and daughter, Summer, show off a big king mackerel caught off Southport, N.C., last fall.

SENC king mackerel have “first Friday” date with fishermen

Jerry Dilsaver

King mackerel off North Carolina’s southeastern coast must keep a calendar just like fishermen and circle the first Friday in October. For several decades, kings have been arriving along the beaches between Cape Fear and the South Carolina state line by that date. […]

Cooling water temperatures will push Lake Jocassee’s bass toward shallow water and the shoreline in October and November.

Hot Lake Jocassee bass

Pat Robertson

Lake Jocassee’s bass will still be deep for the most part, even in October when temperatures usually begin to fall, according to guide Rob McComas of Mill Spring, N.C. […]

Beginning Oct. 1, anglers can keep two Albemarle Sound stripers at least 18 inches long per day.

Albemarle Sound stripers are on tap

Dusty Wilson

Along with the brisk winds of October comes a special time on North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound: keeper season for striped bass. […]

Guide Inky Davis looks for bass in September around isolated trees and vegetation.

Santee fish are on the move

Terry Madewell

September is a transition month from summer to fall patterns on the Santee Cooper lakes, and the fishing is excellent for several species. The key is following fish, as they’re often on the move following forage. […]

Oregon Inlet, crossed by NC 12 over Bonner Bridge, offers access to some of the best offshore fishing grounds in the world.

Oregon Inlet: Famous, infamous

Jerry Dilsaver

Oregon Inlet is a prominent port in the sportfishing world and familiar to most big-game fishermen. The inlet is often rough and always unpredictable, but the offshore fishing is typically excellent. […]

Double surgeon’s or Albright knots are two good ways to join different segments of line to keep from having to use a swivel.

Hide live-bait gear from sharp-eyed Spanish

Jeff Burleson

For anglers to be successful, the target-of-the-day must be kept in the dark from the angler above, yet some fish don’t seem to care or are too involved in feeding to recognize the meal they are getting ready to eat has a razor-sharp hook hanging out. […]

Restrictions and bag limits are almost non-existent for white perch. The fish are an invasive species and considered a nuisance by most states in the southeast.

Year-round white perch

Phillip Gentry

While guide Zakk Royce confines most of his perch fishing to Lake Gaston along the North Carolina-Virginia border, you’d be hard-pressed to name any reservoir in North Carolina’s Piedmont or South Carolina’s Midlands that isn’t chock full of them. […]

New kayak gear reviews

Phillip Gentry

It’s a skiff. It’s a dinghy. It’s a tender. It’s a paddleboard. It’s a BOTE … in a bag. Meet the Rover AeroBOTE, the most-portable paddle skiff on the market. It goes from travel bag to BOTE and back again, easy to store, tags along on any adventure, and stands up to the toughest tests on any waterway — and even baggage claim. […]

Kayak anglers like catching Pee Dee River catfish

Phillip Gentry

Catching Pee Dee River catfish from kayaks is fun and productive. […]