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July 9, 2026

Fly-fishing equipment is perfect for May striper fishing in the Roanoke Rapids at Weldon.

Fly rods now popular for Roanoke stripers

The Roanoke River is a catch-and-release fisherman’s paradise. […]

Lake Keowee is a recreational lake that supplies water for Greenville and Seneca and powers a hydroelectric plant.

About Lake Keowee

Since 1971, Lake Keowee’s 18,500 acres of water and 300 miles of shoreline have been a valuable source of energy and recreation in South Carolina’s Upstate. […]

Fly fishermen have found that bonito and their close cousins, false albacore (below) are great targets for the long rod.

Bonito are popular fly-rod targets

Craig Holt

Although most anglers use spinning or baitcasting tackle for bonito, fly-rod fishing has become popular in recent years — probably because false albacore will hit the same flies as bonito. […]

Cannonball jellyfish are the No. 1 food for spadefish.

Cannonballs are ammo for spades

Pete Rogers

Cannonball jellyfish are a staple for many nearshore and inshore fish. […]

Bonito are best on the dinner plate

Craig Holt

Atlantic bonito are probably the only member of the Scombridae family caught from Atlantic Ocean waters that anglers will prepare as food. […]

Spadefish are a tremendous battle on light spinning tackle; their shape — almost as wide as long — makes they doubly tough to crank up off the bottom.

Cobia and spadefish – From sea to table

Pete Rogers

One of the best things about catching cobia or spadefish — in addition to their fantastic fighting ability — is their value as table fare. […]

The author used fly-fishing equipment to catch this chunky, Mountain Island lake bluegill during the peak of the mayfly hatch, a perfect time for novices to learn how to handle a fly rod.

Mountain Island losing power plant, gaining fish attractors

Tim Mead

Mountain Island Lake was created by Duke Power in 1924 with the construction of the dam and, in 1929, with the beginning of operation of the Riverbend Steam Station. […]

Cobia numbers are on a slight decline but are not being overfished, according to a stock assessment completed earlier this year.

Cobia stock assessment sheds light on species

Bryan Bowers

The latest stock assessment on cobia in the South Atlantic was released this past January. It took years to compile, and approximately half of the 400 pages of information came from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. Some of the findings were extremely interesting. […]

Bald Head Island features thousands of acres of productive marsh habitat for redfish, trout, black drum and flounder.

Bald Head Island is unique

Jerry Dilsaver

Bald Head Island, often shown on older maps as Smith Island, is the only part of Brunswick County east of the Cape Fear River at its mouth. […]

Big blue catfish are becoming more common on Lake Wylie, and the odds of catching them have increased tremendously, as Jeff and Rodger Taylor bear witness.

SCDNR perspective on blues, flatheads

Terry Madewell

With blue and flathead catfish frequently being caught at Lake Wylie, anglers are wondering how they got in the lake. […]