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July 6, 2026

When deep water lacks oxygen in the hottest weather, bass will move shallow, even though the water is hot.

Shallow bass in August?

I know this is really going to sound unusual, but if you’re going to catch bass from most of our lakes in North Carolina in August, you’d better be prepared to fish shallow. […]

South Carolina is almost at the geographic mid-point of the range of the blue crab along the Atlantic coast.

Late summer is crab time

Bryan Bowers

August represents the last little bit of carefree summer for many families, especially those with kids about to start back to school. […]

Big bass aren’t as active during daylight hours in the summer, so a nighttime assault is warranted — and much more comfortable.

Summer’s ‘Black Ops’

Davy Hite

I make a living fishing tournaments, but I still love to get out and just fish for fun when I can, taking a friend with me or taking one of my boys fishing. […]

Nice-sized Spanish mackerel have been schooling in Charleston Harbor; the Drum Island and Castle Pinkney areas have been hot spots.

Charleston harbor full of bluefish, Spanish mackerel

Matt Coffey

While fishing for reds and trout in the Charleston area has been great, you don’t want to forget about the abundant Spanish mackerel and bluefish. […]

Jeff Taylor, son of Rodger Taylor of Catfish On guide service, landed this monster flathead on a recent fishing trip. The fish tipped the scales at 33.6 pounds and was the biggest fish the youngster has ever caught.

Lake Wylie catfish bite great at night, especially for big flatheads

Matt Coffey

Summertime brings about a lot of traditions, and fishing for catfish at night is one of them. This time of year, there’s no better place to land a lunker cat than Lake Wylie. […]

Jeff Thomas is taking advantage of a summer topwater bass bite at Shearon Harris Lake.

Topwater bite has returned to Shearon Harris

Craig Holt

With the dog days of summer settling over the land, the one constant for Triangle-area bass anglers remains Shearon Harris Lake. […]

Capt. Tommy Rickman said the marshes around Southport are crammed full of redfish from this size up to 30 inches.

Reds, flounder, trout all hitting in waters around Southport

Jerry Dilsaver

In what continues to be a pleasantly surprising summer, the three species of the inshore grand slam are biting in the creeks and marshes around Southport. […]

Conch (light) and false albacore (dark) are a good bait combo for black sea bass.

Exotic fare makes great bait

Mike Marsh

Gus Villanova has friends who visit Florida and bring home conch for soup, and he makes sure that none of it gets thrown out if it has a long stay in the freezer. […]

Team Something Fishy from Lexington won big-fish honors and took first place in the Midlands Striper Club tournament on Clarks Hill Lake with these stripers.

Gainey second in EverStart

Glenn Corley

Nick Gainey of Charleston closed in a hurry, moving from 19th to second place on the final day of the EverStart Series Northern Division tournament on North Carolina’s Kerr Lake in mid-June. […]

Placing a ruler on a flat surface in a confined area will help keep black sea bass still enough to measure.

Does your ruler measure up?

Mike Marsh

Sea bass, as well as other bottomfish that have size limits, are very animated, and their spines and gill covers are extremely sharp. […]