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July 12, 2026

Doug McNeill fishes while Andy Futrell catches a bass from the back of the boat at Ramseur Lake this past Saturday.

Small-boat anglers cruising to plenty of bass on Ramseur Lake

Walter Taylor

At Ramseur Lake, smart anglers downsize boats and go electric for big bass from a small reservoir. […]

Santee Cooper guide Linwood Thornton bagged more than 72 pounds of bass last week to win the FLW Rayovac tournament on his home lakes, a win worth $40,000.

Veteran Santee Cooper guide bags the bass and the bucks

Brian Cope

Linwood Thornhill of Pineville has fished the Santee Cooper lakes for more than 50 years, and that experience paid off as Thornhill pocketed $40,000 for winning the FLW Rayovac Tournament out of John C. Land Landing March 14-16. […]

Flat Swamp Creek has some of the only fishable water in an otherwise muddy High Rock Lake, and crappie are biting.

High Rock crappie biting in Flat Swamp Creek

Tony Garitta

Maynard Edwards and Jason Heitman of Yadkin Lakes Guide Service caught quality crappie in High Rock Lake’s Flat Swamp Creek last week by trolling deep water. […]

Guide Brad Taylor said that crappie are making the move toward their shallow, spawning areas on Lake Murray.

Slab crappie moving shallow at Murray, staging for the spawn

Terry Madewell

Shallow-water crappie action doesn’t last long at Lake Murray, but it’s sensational when it occurs, and the time is nigh. […]

Emory Reiser of Anderson landed this Lake Hartwell walleye on a trip last week with Capt. Steve Pietrykowski.

“Small window” is open for catching Lake Hartwell walleye

Phillip Gentry

The prospect of catching a walleye in South Carolina waters may seem far-fetched to a lot of anglers, but truth is, Lake Hartwell maintains a catchable population of this highly prized member of the pike family, and the best time to run into a few of them is when they move up the tributary rivers to spawn in the spring. […]

Fishing reels

David A. Brown

Tough enough to stop a bull red, the BB1 Inshore Speed Spool combines strength and performance in a baitcast reel designed specifically for the demands of inshore saltwater fishing. Built for battle, these reels feature sturdy one-piece aluminum frames and gear side plates. […]