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July 13, 2026

Rigging for deep-hole trout

Most anglers who fish baits or lures under corks or floats think of them as primarily used in relatively shallow water. […]

Speckled trout, like this one caught by Ralph Davis, are actually members of the drum family; they make drumming noises as the spawn approaches.

Trout talk

John Gribb

Did you know that trout talk?

Speckled trout are not a member of the trout family (salmonidae), but of the drum family (sciaenidae), and they make drumming noises just like red drum and black drum. […]

Capt. Richard Sykes shows off a speckled trout that fell for a fly.

Trout on a fly

John Gribb

Yes, you can catch speckled trout on a fly rod, and when you get into a school, the action can be “a fish on every cast” frantic. […]

Bass fry and the hatchlings of other species will draw plenty of attention from predators, including bass, around vegetative cover, making those spots great for fishermen.

Follow the fry

Jeff Burleson

When the shallow areas of the Santee Cooper lakes green up in the spring, they provide ideal places for small fish to hide and spawners to being their annual ritual. […]

Bass are liable to be spawning across the entire Santee Cooper system throughout April.

Counteract water levels and still catch fish

Jeff Burleson

Anglers fishing reservoirs controlled by power companies will experience drastic changes in water level throughout the year. […]

Spotted bass (right) are much more of an open-water fish than their largemouth cousins.

Established without state’s help, spotted bass are an angler favorite

Pete Rogers

As numbers of spotted bass have grown in South Carolina lakes, so has their popularity. […]

A good depth-finding unit can not only locate fish on its sonar side, but its GPS unit can help return fishermen to the exact same spots, time after time.

Electronics will help spot spotted bass

Pete Rogers

Electronics are critical when it comes to finding the deep-water structure that spotted bass prefers. […]

Lake Hickory bass are more likely to be on the outside posts of piers this month instead of up under the dock, in the shade.

Lots of fishermen will go straight to a shaded bank to look for shallow bass, figuring their approach is a little more covered in a low-light situation, but bass pro Tracy Adams of Wilkesboro said that may not give fishermen much of an edge on Lake Hickory. […]

Male bass (left) at Lake Hickory are often as big as their female counterparts, especially when the spawn approaches.

Boys will be boys — just big boys

Dan Kibler

One reason bass pro Tracy Adams likes to fish Lake Hickory as the spawn approaches is that he doesn’t always have to mess with finicky female bass to put the most weight in his livewell. […]

Different lipless crankbaits perform in different fashions, largely depending on the width of the bait’s nose.

Tips from the lipless wizard

Tony Garitta

Mike Iaconelli, the 2003 Bassmaster Classic champion who’s never at a loss for words, often goes lipless in his quest for bass. […]