Fishing Archives - Page 688 of 1072

July 11, 2026

Paul Tsiolkas, showing off the 5.18-pound big fish from the Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament earlier this month, loves to fish up the river at High Rock Lake, and he said the bite has been great.

Go upriver for best bass fishing High Rock has to offer

More and more tournament fishermen are cashing in on the upriver bite at High Rock Lake. Some say it’s hard to beat. […]

Days with double-digit releases of white marlin have become commonplace for boats out of Oregon Inlet during a recent fabulous bite.

Tremendous white marlin bite moves closer to Oregon Inlet

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Karl Helmkamp of Fistful Sportfishing in Manteo said white marlin fishing out of Oregon Inlet continues to be extremely good. […]

Santee Cooper's blue catfish, like this one Carroll Tanner and Jean Robertson are showing off, are in a long period of decline that biologists attribute to the decade-long drought.

SCDNR biologists point to drought as key to decline in Santee Cooper blue catfish

Pat Robertson

The blue catfish population, which has supported a tremendous recreational and commercial fishery in the Santee Cooper lakes for almost 50 years, is in serious decline, and biologists think a near-decade long drought may be the cause. […]

Jordan Lake's crappie suffered after a 2011 winter shad kill, but biologists expect them to rebound this fall.

Biologist expects Jordan Lake crappie to rebound from past troubles

Craig Holt

Jordan Lake anglers have known since August 2012 that striped bass had been hammered in a kill that left 5,000 floating fish on the surface of the 13,940-acre impoundment. […]

Speckled trout have been working over soft-plastic lures in the Lady's Island area over the past two weeks.

Speckled trout bite is hot in Beaufort area, and artificials have been productive

Brian Cope

The speckled trout bite is hot in the creeks and inlets around Beaufort, and Lady’s Island resident Blake Stengley said he’s catching more on artificial lures than he does on natural bait. […]

Jeremy Carter of the U.S. Army and Tyler Wentworth of the U.S. Air Force show off a sailfish caught aboard the Tag Team during the Southport Military Appreciation Day (MAD) this past weekend.

Military Appreciation Day draws 62 boats, 122 troops in Southport

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen in the Southport area attacked Military Appreciation Day 8 (MAD 8) with unique fervor, with 62 volunteer boats carrying 122 troops out to catch plenty of fish. […]

Dave Wolak catches plenty of big fish on his three jig trailers.

Playing the jig game

Dustin Wilks

One of the benefits to filming a television show and working with professional fishermen is you get to learn their secrets. […]

The Flip’n OUT will tempt big bass, as some tournament anglers testing prototypes learned.

Mister Twister Flip’n OUT

Don Shoopman

The Mister Twister Flip’n OUT, the latest in soft plastic creature baits, were scheduled to go on the market the first week of August. […]

Mount Pleasant's Gerry Grenier said fishermen shouldn't stay in one place while fishing from the Mount Pleasant Pier, instead moving around as the tide moves.

Stay on the move for best pier-fishing action.

Brian Cope

September is a great month to catch quality fish off the Mt. Pleasant Pier in Charleston Harbor, and the hot bite lately has been redfish and sheepshead. […]

Flounder fishing in the Sneads Ferry area has been great since a cold front rolled through the area last weekend.

Flounder fishing takes off in Sneads Ferry area

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Allen Jernigan of Sneads Ferry isn’t the only fisherman happy that fall is being ushered in by a series of cold fronts, because the latest one has turned on the flounder in the area. […]