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July 7, 2026

Blue catfish are among a handful of species in transition this month as spring approaches.

February: transition time for several species of fish

Terry Madewell

There’s typically a lot of change in fishing patterns taking place during February on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

Striped bass anglers trolling Alabama rigs have stumbled across a trophy largemouth bass bite between the lower trestle and the dam at Lake Greenwood. While this may frustrate some striper anglers, others are all smiles.

Striper fishermen running into lots of big largemouths on Lake Greenwood

Phillip Gentry

Striper fishermen are catching a lot of fish on Lake Greenwood lately – just not the fish they’re targeting. […]

Toby Grantham’s 27.6-pound scamp grouper was certified as North Carolina’s first state record for that species.

Knightdale man’s catch certified as North Carolina’s first state-record scamp grouper.

Brian Cope

When Toby Grantham of Knightdale held up a scamp grouper he’d just caught last Sept. 25, Dave Tilley, the captain of the Continental Shelf, exclaimed, “That’s a potential state record!” […]

Guide Justin Carter said winter fishing for reds is made for a kayak-bound angler.

Winter is time to paddle

Phillip Gentry

The slight wind carried a definitive chill, and the marsh was laden with early morning fog as the sun began to peek over the horizon. Though he would welcome the warmth of the rising sun, Justin Carter’s thoughts were elsewhere. […]

Few king mackerel tournaments attract 100 boats these days, cutting back those once-huge payouts.

Too many tournaments?

Jerry Dilsaver

Could there be too many fishing tournaments along North Carolina’s coast? […]

Target: Frozen Fish

Jeff Burleson

Cold water isn’t always bad. The cooler ocean temperatures of February lure bottomfish much closer to the shoreline to spawn around shipwrecks, livebottom areas, and artificial reefs. […]

Jason Cunningham landed this 39-pound striped bass on Lake Russell this past week, fishing with Mark Crawford of Sasser’s Guide Service.

Stripers ‘coming out to play’ from tops of Lake Russell’s submerged trees

Phillip Gentry

During the first 10 days of January, colder winter weather moving across South Carolina has reminded both anglers and their quarry that winter is here. […]

Redfish are one of just several inshore species setting the unseasonably warm water on fire in the Little River area.

Little River jetties hot for redfish; stripers biting in ICW

Jeff Burleson

If the rest of 2013 is anything like the past week has been in the Little River area, South Carolina anglers are in for a real treat. […]

Adding a Power-Pole, some new electronics, an Anchor Pin and a hydraulic jack-plate have upgraded the author’s boat enough that he isn’t drooling at the thought of buying a new one.

Can’t buy new? You can update old

Jerry Dilsaver

Can’t buy new? You can update At the risk of sounding like a naysayer or doomsday prophet, I think it’s safe to say there are many of us who would like to replace the boat we have but don’t see it as something that is going to happen in the near future. […]

Charleston’s Frost ‘Bite’

Jeff Burleson

The Charleston area’s system of bays, creeks and rivers present ideal conditions for sciaenops ocellatus, more commonly known as spot-tail, channel bass and redfish. […]