Bass Fishing
Top topwaters for August bass action
Kevin Davis said that August is a great time for topwater fishing. […]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Marine gamefish tagging program
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ Marine Resources division has relaunched its volunteer tagging program with the hope of introducing a new generation of anglers to tagging and releasing marine gamefish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fly-fishing baits for bream
While the lion’s share of bream across North Carolina fall prey to natural baits, many fly-fishing enthusiasts turn to bream during the summer when trout can be less then cooperative. One of the most popular lure choices is Accardo’s Ligon Bream Killer. […]
Inshore Fishing
Handle bull reds carefully, then give them the ‘plunge’
Capt. Rick Hiott, who has volunteered many hours toward conservation efforts for redfish, urges anglers to use extreme care when handling adult members of the population, as the future of the area’s redfish stocks are, quite literally, in their hands. […]
Freshwater Fishing
East Fork reservoir basics
Often overlooked as fishing destinations, Wolf Creek Lake, Tanasee Creek Lake, Bear Creek Lake, and Cedar Cliff Lake are small impoundments of the East Fork of the Tuckaseegee River that are hardly remote by today’s standards but remain off the beaten path. […]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish research at Fort Johnson
The S.C. Marine Resources Center at Fort Johnson supports several state and federal research facilities on a modern campus that is largely maintained by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Match the hatch
This Waccamaw silverside or skipjack minnow is only native to Lake Waccamaw and the Waccamaw River and is a primary prey species for white perch and other game fish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Step up to the ‘plate’ to fund marine research
In 2004, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources unveiled a vehicle license plate available to South Carolina citizens: The Saltwater Conservation Vehicle License Plate. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Frisky minnows catch finicky fish
Sometimes, when Lake Waccamaw’s white perch are hard to find or in a finicky mood, Rick Neisler uses a seine to catch minnows to use as bait. […]
Inshore Fishing
Tale of the tripletail
A less frequent, but decidedly unique angling opportunity around Hilton Head is tripletail. The fish are found along the coast in most, but not all, tropical and subtropical areas. […]