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July 15, 2026

Guide Jerry Hill of Lexington caught an 8-fish limit of striped bass on High Rock Lake this past Saturday that averaged better than 10 pounds per fish, anchored by this 11.3-pound fish.

Lexington guide exults in tremendous High Rock striper catch

Tony Garitta

Guide Jerry Hill of Lexington had an unforgettable Memorial Day weekend at High Rock Lake. […]

Guide Ricky Kellum caught this huge speckled trout, which exceeded the 8-pound mark, on May 23 in the New River near Sneads Ferry.

Guide lands speck in New River that exceeds 8-pound mark

Dusty Wilson

Accounts of large alligators are becoming more common in many of our coastal areas. Not to be outdone, Capt. Ricky Kellum of Speckled Specialist Inshore Fishing Charters landed a “gator” speckled trout in the New River near Sneads Ferry on May 23 that stretched 29 inches and topped the 8-pound mark. […]

Summer fishing patterns are starting to develop in the Sneads Ferry area for redfish, flounder and speckled trout.

Sneads Ferry inshore action coming alive as fish enter summer patterns

Jerry Dilsaver

The waters around Sneads Ferry are warming, and summer fishing is settling in with fish moving into bays and creeks where they should stay through September, according to Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures. […]

Hybrid bass and stripers returning down Clarks Hill from their spring spawning run are providing plenty of excellent action.

End of spawning run brings great hybrid, striper bite at Clarks Hill

Phillip Gentry

One thing all fishing guides look for is a consistent pattern they know will help catch fish for their clients. […]

Big menhaden are producing a lot of nice flounder in Winyah Bay recently.

Flounder bite takes off in Winyah Bay with arrival of menhaden

Jeff Burleson

The warm weather is bringing carloads of people to the coast, and for fishermen, several massive waves of menhaden have arrived and once again fired up the flounder fishing downstream of Georgetown’s historic seaport. […]

A barge carries concrete materials used to enhance existing fish attractors on the Santee Cooper lakes.

Program to revitalize Santee Cooper fish attractors gets cranked up

Terry Madewell

After four years of coordination, planning, obtaining permits and finding partners to donate materials and perform the work, a long-term fish enhancement project is underway at the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

The Elite 8 has all the fish-catching qualities of the Rogue, but it’s designed to get deep quick.

Smithwick Elite 8 Suspending Rogue

Don Shoopman

It wasn’t too long ago that the Elite 8, the eight best college basketball teams in the country playing in the NCAA’s “Big Dance,” were thrilling fans and television audiences in a hopeful waltz to the Final Four and, ultimately, to the title game at the center of every bracket in the U.S. […]

The recreational harvest of red drum was the highest on record last year; almost three times as many fish were caught compared to 2012.

DMF’s harvest report for 2013 shows mixed results

North Carolina Sportsman

North Carolina’s commercial and recreational fishing harvests had mixed success during 2013, according to a report from the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries released this week. […]

Late-spring crappie fishing at Jordan and Falls of the Neuse lakes is producing slab crappie in water 16 to 25 feet deep.

Crappie biting deep at Falls of Neuse, Jordan lakes

Craig Holt

The crappie spawn has ended at North Carolina’s larger Piedmont lakes, but that doesn’t mean anglers can’t catch more tasty sac au lait. Triangle-area guide Freddie Sinclair said it’s been business as usual for him at his two favorite lakes, Falls of the Neuse and Jordan […]

The arrival of menhaden in inshore waters around Edisto has kicked off a great redfish bite.

Arrival of menhaden kicks off great Edisto redfish bite

Brian Cope

The redfish bite is finally hot in the Lowcountry. Lagging behind because of the cool weather, menhaden finally showed up in the waters of Fishing Creek and other places around Edisto Island, and, according to Capt. Steve Fralin of Ugly Ducklin’ Charters, the reds acted accordingly. […]