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Even though November is a transition month for crappie, you can still load a cooler on the Santee Cooper lakes.

The choice is yours

November is a favorite month for local outdoorsmen around the Santee Cooper lakes because of the great diversity of excellent fishing and hunting opportunities. […]

Guide William Sasser says the water at Clarks Hill has completed the annual fall turnover and striped bass anglers are back in business.

Clarks Hill stripers, hybrids back on their feed

Phillip Gentry

Ever been driving in the mountains listening to your favorite song on the radio when you round a bend and go into a tunnel? […]

Cindy Caudle of Hickory caught the 3-pound speckled trout fishign with Capt. Matt Lamb of Chasin' Tails Outdoors.

Speckled trout fishing at its peak in Atlantic Beach area

Jerry Dilsaver

Even if you have not developed the feel for catching speckled trout, they are biting so well in the Atlantic Beach area you can still catch limits and release a bunch. It really is time to quit wishing and go fishing. […]

Jordan Lake has recovered from its October funk and now is producing largemouth bass for anglers such as Jeff Thomas.

Bass at Jordan, Harris back to biting ways

Craig Holt

Bass fishing has snapped out of the October doldrums at Shearon Harris and Jordan lakes. […]

Guide Rob Bennett said redfish and speckled trout are really biting on the North Edisto River and its tributary creeks, especially if you can find live shrimp for bait.

Guide says redfish, trout action is best of year on North Edisto River

Dan Kibler

Hook up a live shrimp on a split-shot rig or under a popping cork in the North Edisto River of any of its tributaries and, according to guide Rob Bennett of Lowcountry Inshore Charters, it won’t live long

Bennett said the fishing of the past two weeks has been the best of the year for redfish and speckled trout, with some flounder and black drum on the side.

“The reason they’re biting so good is that the majority of shrimp have left, but the fish are still here, and they want to feed,” said Bennett (843-367-3777). “Depending on the spots you fish, you can catch all of them on all tides.”
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Big redfish have been biting in some surprising places in the Beaufort area over the past week or two.

Bull redfish bite is on fire in Beaufort-area waters

Brian Cope

Fishermen looking for a big redfish bite are finding it in the inshore waters around Beaufort, and according to John Long, a part-time resident of Lady’s Island, convincing them to bite has not been a problem. […]

When water temps reach the magic level, you’d better be holding onto your rod.

Magic fall number is 60

Dustin Wilks

Bass fishing has really gotten into its comeback from the slowdown of August and September as the water is cooling down. […]

A swimbait is a great choice in the fall when bass are suspended in aquatic vegetation and not hitting topwater lures.

November = swimbaits

Davy Hite

I won a BASS tournament last year fishing a swimbait on a Buckeye leadhead jig, but I was fishing it deep, six to 10 feet, working it like a crankbait or slow-rolling a spinnerbait. […]

Fall wahoo fishing has been great in offshore waters off Cape Lookout, but fishermen are filling their fish boxes with blackfin tuna and dolphin, and running into an occasional sailfish, too.

With storms in rearview mirrow, great offshore trolling returns to Cape Lookout area

Jerry Dilsaver

Bluewater fish were really biting before Hurricane Sandy and a nor’easter pushed up the east coast, and fishermen are expecting the action to be just a good when they get back out to the Big Rock as the winds finally lay out. […]

Striped bass are active now in the waters of the western Pamlico River, especially near Washington.

Striper action great in western Pamlico River

Craig Holt

Striped bass are active and feeding in the western Pamlico River. […]