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July 21, 2026

In the fall, big stringers of bull bream can be caught around the same deep brush piles where crappie are lurking.

September: a full plate

Fish are biting in the Santee Cooper lakes, but we’re at the time of year when some of the best hunting in South Carolina takes place as well. […]

3 great lures for catching redfish

Brian Cope

With the water temperatures cooling significantly in the past week, these three lures are working great for Carolina redfish anglers. […]

Without a properly set drag, Capt. Stacy Garbett said he could have easily lost this fish.

The one that got away, shouldn’t have. Stop crying over lost fish.

Brian Cope

Every angler has their story of “the one that got away,” and in some ways, that’s all just a part of fishing. But sometimes, the one that got away wouldn’t have gotten away if not for a crucial mistake on the angler’s part. […]

The cooling temperatures have South Carolina's trout eager to bite a variety of lures.

Slay speckled trout with these three lures

Brian Cope

Fall weather is here, and that has inshore anglers excited about a number of species, and speckled trout in particular. […]

Bob Matthews of Ladson said high water is only a temporary problem when fishing the Santee River during the fall.

High water refreshes bass populations

Terry Madewell

Bob Matthews of Ladson said high water in rivers is not always a bad thing for anglers, especially in the long run. […]

Spoil islands offer redfish with great habitat in the ICW around Little River.

Target spoil islands along ICW

Jeff Burleson

Fishing the marshes in the Little River area can keep any angler busy in the fall, but the banks of the ICW should not be forgotten, especially the spoil islands. […]

Redfish tailing on flood-tide flats are often located by their tail fin breaking the surface.

Target tailers on flood tides

Jeff Burleson

A few days per month, the moon’s gravity bushes a few more inches of water into the estuaries on what are known as flood tides. […]

Moving water on the high end of the tide cycle is the ticket to running into numbers of nice speckled trout around Hilton Head Island.

Take a different angle around oysters

Brian Cope

Rick Percy’s surefire way of boating September speckled trout is by fishing oyster beds on an incoming tide, but he said a lot of other anglers approach these flats the wrong way. […]

MidCoast’s Evolution popping cork is heavy enough to make it easy to cast in windy conditions.

How to pop off

Brian Cope

With all the popping corks on the market, it is tough to see how any of them are better or even different than the next, but guide Rick Percy said some are definitely more suited for his style of fishing. […]

Know when a trout’s a speck

Brian Cope

Fishermen in the Hilton Head area have three excellent nearshore reefs to fish that are close enough to the beach and close enough to each other to be visited in one trip: the Fish America Reef, the General Gordon and the Parris Island Reef. […]