Fishing Archives - Page 651 of 1072

July 12, 2026

Guide Chris Hammill concentrates on big blue catfish on several reservoirs on the Yadkin system, including Badin Lake.

Badin Lake and the Yadkin River system

Badin Lake is part of the Yadkin River system that was formed by impounding sections of the river to support an aluminum-smelting plant in the town of Badin operated by Alcoa. […]

Biologists expect a banner season fishing for crappie on Clarks Hill Lake because of the relatively high percentage of larger fish in the poplulation.

A banner year for Clarks Hill crappie?

Pat Robertson

This should be an excellent year for crappie numbers and size on Lake Thurmond, according to Dan Rankin, a fisheries biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, which conducts annual trap-net surveys for the lake’s crappie. […]

Blue catfish, native to the Mississippi River drainage, have been stocked and moved to river systems and reservoirs across the Southeast, where they have become a popular target for anglers.

Blue catfish in North Carolina

Jerry Dilsaver

The blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, is the largest species of North American catfish and has potential to reach 150 pounds. […]

William Sasser anchors a brush pile tree with two cinder blocks. Adjust the anchor rope to set the height of the tree. Tie a float to the upper part of the tree to hold it vertical. Sasser uses a brick-sized piece of Styrofoam for a float.

Location, design critical when creating brushpiles

Pat Robertson

Guide William Sasser can almost always find a place to catch crappie in Clarks Hill Lake. He estimates that he has about 200 brush piles in the lake. […]

Tight-lining, or fishing with lures dropped straight down, is a favorite of spring crappie anglers.

Any color is good — as long as it’s blue

Craig Holt

Successful crappie fishing at Jordan Lake in March can hinge on having a jig in the color fish prefer that day. […]

Georgia and South Carolina have different size and creel limits for crappie on the Savannah River lakes.

SC has size limit; Georgia does not

Pat Robertson

The Savannah River lakes, including Thurmond, are unique in that there are differences in the size limits for crappie depending on whether you bring your fish out on the South Carolina side or the Georgia side. […]

Walter Wittenben shows off a couple of slot-sized reds taken on a trip with Capt. Allen Jernigan.

Reds working in schools in creeks, bays off New River

Jerry Dilsaver

The marshes from Surf City to Emerald Isle have a reputation for holding big schools of red drum during the winter. […]

Paul Dunagan has made a living out of catching flounder like this one from saltwater ponds on the lower end of the Grand Strand.

Don’t ignore Grand Strand’s saltwater ponds for big flounder

Brian Cope

Saltwater anglers looking for something a little different are finding a hot flounder bite in saltwater ponds along the southern portion of the Grand Strand. […]

Noland Creek is one of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s fine trout streams.

Noland is a Smoky jewel

Robert Satterwhite

Noland Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Swain County is typical of hundreds of prime trout streams that crisscross the park: remote, scenic and full of trout. […]

March is a great time to catch big bass on the Santee Cooper lakes; this hawg came from Lake Moultrie.

March is ‘moving’ month

Terry Madewell

March is a month when a lot of big things are happening on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]