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July 12, 2026

Weather changes should cause anglers to change their lures to catch more Broad River smallmouth bass.

Try river smallies

April can be a tough month as far as weather goes. A string of warm days can be interrupted by just as many cold days, and this has an impact on the smallmouth bass fishing on South Carolina’s Broad River. […]

False albacore are often mistaken for Atlantic bonito. Albacore have wavy lines down their backs, while bonito have solid stripes in the same places.

Bash those bonito

Jeff Burleson

During spring, the saltwater fishing arena changes on almost on a weekly basis as water temperatures rise. And for a brief intermission during April, a strong push of Atlantic bonito arrive along the coast of the Grand Strand well within reach of anglers with small boats. […]

Guide Richard Andrews of Bath targets Roanoke River’s striped bass this month with soft-plastic paddletail baits fished on leadhead jigs.

Roanoke stripers running

Craig Holt

If it’s April, dogwood blossoms in North Carolina must be “as big as a squirrel’s ear” and striped bass will migrate inland — or at least that’s what old-time Roanoke River anglers say. […]

Morgan Watt puts the death grip on a flounder he caught in Fripp Island’s Turtle Creek.

Wade for flounder

Brian Cope

It’s tough to pick a fish species that won’t bite in South Carolina’s Lowcountry waters this month, and flounder are no exception. One of the most-consistent ways of catching flatfish is by stranding yourself at low tide and fishing shallow, isolated pockets of water that turn into ponds between tide cycles. […]

Speckled trout wake up this month around Georgetown, S.C., and topwater baits are very productive.

Georgetown trout kick off this month

Jeff Burleson

A long winter in hiding rarely means anything these days, because savvy anglers can find speckled trout and redfish year-round. But the opportunity to catch a speckled trout on a floating lure doesn’t become an option until spring. And in the waters around Georgetown, S.C., April brings together the perfect conditions and perfect places for a spectacular topwater bite for specks. […]

Bass pro Jonathan Phillips of Pittsboro, N.C., believes bass may already be in a post-spawn mode this April.

Will Jordan bass spawn early?

Dusty Wilson

The rapid approach of spring has thrown a curveball to anyone patterning bass by their usual seasonal locations. While anglers shouldn’t count out a cool-down, one Pittsboro, N.C., bass pro is predicting an early spawn, with fish going into post-spawn patterns by April on B. Everett Jordan Lake. […]

Jason Williamson was the top-finishing Carolina angler in the 2017 Bassmaster Classic, taking the 21st spot.

Jason Williamson finishes 21st in Bassmaster Classic

Brian Cope

Jason Williamson started Day 3 of the 2017 Bassmaster Classic in 12th place, and was the only angler from the Carolinas to make the cut to fish on Championship Sunday. […]

New C-MAP cartography products combine C-MAP data with GoFree Insight Genesis data, including bottom contour, hardness transitions and even the recent locations of weed beds.

C-MAP lets you customize inland and coastal mapping

Allan Tarvid

A bass club member I used to know was hilariously secretive about his tournament fishing. As we watched from the headquarters dock, he would circle around the far side of a lake before returning to weigh-in to hide where he’d been fishing. […]

Jason Williamson finished Day 2 in 12th place, and will be the only Carolina angler fishing on Championship Sunday of the 2017 Bassmaster Classic.

Jason Williamson in 12th place at Bassmaster Classic

Brian Cope

South Carolina angler Jason Williamson caught a 5-fish limit today at the 2017 Bassmaster Classic, an improvement over his 4-fish day yesterday. Today’s bag was smaller than yesterday’s though, as he weighed in 13-2 today, giving him a total weight of 30-3 with one day left in the tournament. […]

Jason Williamson sits in 16th place after Day 1 of the 2017 Bassmaster Classic.

Jason Williamson in 16th place at Bassmaster Classic

Brian Cope

The first day of the 2017 Bassmaster Classic is in the books, and the Lake Conroe venue in Houston, Texas has not been kind to any of the four Carolina anglers participating in the event. None of the four anglers caught a limit of keepers today, and only one sits in the top 20 with two days left to go. […]