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July 8, 2026

Crankbaits can be tremendously effective in March, both to find concentrations of active fish and to put big ones in the boat.

Time to crank ’em up

Across South Carolina, March is a tremendous month to get on some really big bass, and I try to take advantage of every chance I’ve got to get on the water. […]

Guide Lee Parsons polls his skiff through super shallow flats behind Topsail Island in search of redfish.

Pole Dance — Ease up on Topsail Beach’s shallow-water red drum for great fishing opportunities

Mike Marsh

Capt. Lee Parsons does most of his fishing along North Carolina’s coast from a large, center-console boat, but when he pulled up to the Turkey Creek boating access area near Holly Ridge in Onslow County, he backed a 21-foot, flat-bottomed skiff down the ramp. […]

Jason Selfridge of Saluda shows off a nice Lake Murray bass — the kind the lake is still producing, despite no longer being considered a trophy lake.

The changing nature of Lake Murray

South Carolina Sportsman

Tales of honey holes that produce all the time on Lake Murray are hard to come by these days because, according to Hal Beard, a fisheries biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, who said the nature of the lake has changed. […]

Pelican ProGear Coolers

South Carolina Sportsman

Pelican ProGear Coolers boast the best in class ice retention and come with Pelican’s unconditional lifetime guarantee. […]

A rubber landing net will speed up the process of returning a red drum to the water, as well as better protect its slime coat from abrasion than a woven nylon net.

Rub-a-dub drum

Mike Marsh

Using a rubber net to land red drum helps prevent injury to the fish and saves fishing time. Other important pieces of gear include a mushroom anchor and a carbon-fiber push pole. […]

Fishermen who catch big female bass on their spawning beds need to return them as soon as possible.

Pulling female bass off the bed

Jason Snyder

Female largemouth bass stay close to their nests during the spawn, and are a challenge to land. […]

Cover: March 2013 (SC) – Fishing

South Carolina Sportsman

Learn how to drag a gobbler away from its harem, and find out why Lake Hartwell is an up-and-coming crappie destination. […]

The key to catching red drum on a walk-the-dog topwater bait is finding the speed of retrieve that’s working best, and setting the hook only when you feel the weight of the fish — not at the splashy strike.

Top o’ the day

Mike Marsh

At times, red drum will go crazy for topwater lures. This is especially true in the shallow marshes of North Topsail Beach. […]

Most anglers use a long rod when fishing a Carolina rig.

The Carolina rig

South Carolina Sportsman

One of the simplest and most-effective set-ups for bass fishing is the Carolina rig. […]

Wahoo and blackfin tuna have been very active on the inshore side of the Gulf Stream out of Little River.

Warm water kick starts good bluewater action off South Carolina’s Grand Strand

Jeff Burleson

In a normal year, the wahoo and blackfin tuna bite in Gulf Stream waters off Myrtle Beach gradually gets better and better from Christmas until the first day of spring. […]