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September 5, 2026

Flounder in the inshore waters around Morehead City, N.C., are a popular target during the summer.

Morehead flounder give summer anglers plenty to look forward to

Maybe it’s the difficulties in safely navigating inshore waters that push some flounder fanatics to the ocean when summer arrives in the Atlantic Beach, N.C., area. […]

Trolling with bucktails or live-baiting with menhaden will help you fill your Lowcountry fish box with Spanish mackerel this month.

Two tricks for Spanish

Brian Cope

The weather is hot this time of year, and so is fishing or Spanish mackerel in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, especially in the Port Royal Sound and Hilton Head areas. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters said he catches them consistently in July using two different tactics that can be equally effective. […]

High Rock Lake is full of channel catfish weighing 3 to 4 pounds, with a few bigger specimens showing up on occasion.

Channel catfish: Take a stroll

Tony Garitta

Maynard Edwards, a retired fishing guide from Lexington, N.C, was known for “strolling” — aka slow-trolling — for channel catfish on High Rock Lake. He said most fishermen can enhance their catches by taking a piscatorial stroll. […]

The water level determines whether guide Joel Munday fishes shallow or deep on Falls of Neuse Lake this month.

Falls of Neuse’s July bass can be deep or shallow

Tony Garitta

Guide Joel Munday said largemouth bass can be caught shallow and deep this month on Falls of the Neuse Lake, a 12,410-acre fishing playground north of Raleigh and Durham, N.C. […]

Do big blue cats bite during the summer? Guide Zakk Royce caught this 102-pound Lake Gaston monster in July 2017.

Big Gaston blues will be plenty hungry in July after spawning

Dusty Wilson

While many fish species lay low when summer temperatures skyrocket, blue catfish will be turning up the heat themselves. […]

Spotted bass are the main summer targets among Lake Keowee’s bass, but you’d do better to fish during the week and avoid weekend boat traffic.

Avoid weekends for best bass action on Lake Keowee

Pat Robertson

Guide Brad Fowler of Pendleton, S.C., said there is one major rule to follow when fishing for bass on Lake Keowee in the heat of summer: don’t even think about going on weekends. […]

Tarpon migrate into South Carolina waters in the summer, and Georgetown is a hot spot.

Silver kings invade Georgetown waters

Jeff Burleson

While South Carolina’s tarpon fishery may not compare to the Florida Keys, its popularity is increasing every year. […]

Intro to Fly-Fishing is one of several outdoors-related workshops being offered at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education throughout July.

Free fishing, wildlife workshops offered throughout July

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering free outdoor-related workshops for people of all ages and skill levels throughout the month of July. Online registration is required for the workshops, which are open on a first-come, first-served basis. […]

Southern naiad is a common, native plant that occurs naturally throughout the southeast. The plant is often mistaken for hydrilla.

Lake Murray mystery plant is not dreaded hydrilla

SCDNR News Release

What is the “Mystery Plant” that people have been seeing in Lake Murray? […]

Team South Carolina was the hometown favorite to win the B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Regional held in Georgetown, S.C., but they narrowly lost out to Team Delaware by a single pound.

Team South Carolina takes second at B.A.S.S. Eastern Regional

From Bassmaster.com

Delaware’s nickname is “The First State” and its anglers won first place on Thursday in the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Eastern Regional presented by Magellan Outdoors. […]