Freshwater Fishing

Where and how, not why

William Sasser, a veteran fishing guide on Clarks Hill Lake, just shrugged his shoulders and remained pretty much speechless.

The list of items that Sasser doesn’t have much to say about is definitely a short one, but ask him why May is such a good time to catch striped bass and their hybridized cousins on the sprawling, 70,000-acre reservoir, and the instantly likeable angler goes silent. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Double down

When fishing a slip-float rig near a dock, a pair of anglers should begin by fishing their minnows at two different depths. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Hatch match for spring trout

Most South Carolina freestone streams do not support prolific insect hatches — the Chattooga River may be the exception — but most streams support some level of aquatic insect life. […]