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Real cool cats – How to catch Kerr Lake’s catfish
When winter arrives in North Carolina, only a few freshwater species remain consistently active enough for fishermen to target. […]
Fishing
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Sacking Santee Stripers — January is the start of some great winter striper fishing on the Santee Cooper Lakes
Santee Cooper was once world famous as THE place to go for freshwater striped bass, but the historic highs of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie fell to unprecedented lows for years. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Live or cut bait for catfish?
What are the best baits to catch Arkansas blues or flathead catfish? […]
Freshwater Fishing
Should Santee Cooper striper plan run its course or change now?
The increase in the number of stripers in the Santee Cooper lakes is welcome news to fishermen and biologists alike, but there are differences of opinions on what the next step in management should be. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfish tackle should be durable
Guide Keith Wall’s tackle is big enough to handle the job of a medium- to magnum-size blue or flathead catfish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Stripers on the migratory route
It’s hard to predict when stripers’, upriver migration will begin since the biggest female fish are the ones most likely to spawn and that’s the size striper fishermen like to target. Much depends on water temperature during the winter. […]
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Feeling blue – How to up your fishing success for Lake Norman catfish
In the 1956 motion picture, Gregory Peck portrays the character of Capt. Ahab, who relentlessly pursues the great white whale of Herman Melville’s classic, “Moby Dick.” […]
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Presidential Perch — Fishing tips for Lake Russell’s yellow perch
Of the dozen or so major reservoirs in South Carolina, the baby and beauty of the group is Lake Richard B. Russell. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The Catfish Hunters
Three years ago, Jake Bussolini, an author based in the Lake Norman area, solicited the assistance of guide Mac Byrum to co-author a book on the science and techniques behind catching giant catfish around the country. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Brother from another mother
Though yellow perch and white perch are likely to be found in the same locations on Lake Russell, as well as sharing the same last name, the similarity between the two species ends there. […]