Freshwater Fishing
Think shallow in February for Santee Cooper bass
Linwood Thornhill said that in most years — 2015 being an exception because it was so cold — largemouth will make a move toward the shallows late in the month. […]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Shoot winter boat docks for South Carolina crappie
As they do in spring and summer, boat docks provide structure, cover, food and a variety of water depths so crappie can find comfortable water temperatures during the winter. […]
Crappie/Bream
Don’t neglect those dam crappie
B’n’M Poles pro-staffer Kent Driscoll suggests crappie fishermen looking to warm up on some cold-water crappie need to head to the nearest dam or sizeable riprapped bank. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Winter crappie fishing hotspots
Crappie are well-established in their winter pattern during the month of January until mid-February, when they begin to move. Typically, this means they are oriented to structure in water depths ranging from 15 to 35 feet in many South Carolina reservoirs. […]
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N. Wilkesboro angler catches 70-pound catfish at Blewett Falls
When guide Robbie Burr of Wadesboro prepares for a catfish charter, he gives his clients the choice of filling their coolers with eating-size fish or spending the day chasing trophies, and that decision tells him where they’re fishing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A fisher’s primer on flies
Fishers have been fooling trout into taking artificial flies since the days of ancient Macedonia — and probably much longer — and that practice has changed very little in the intervening years. […]
Inshore Fishing
Make practice a habit – Keep learning better ways to fish from a kayak
My high-school basketball coach, David Riggins, always avoided the old cliché that “Practice Makes Perfect.” […]
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Catch a variety of species on Fontana with these tips
The fishing is good on Lake Fontana, and one of the best reasons to fish there now is that everything in the lake is biting. […]
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White shirt ruined while fishing? This stain remover will help
I never could wear white without collecting stains. Back in the ’80s when white pants were in style (for some unknown reason), I tried to look cool and ended up looking like a dalmatian from the waist down. […]
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This 1 tip will put more winter redfish in your boat
Soft plastic lures are great redfish baits, whether fished under a popping cork or on their own. […]
