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July 3, 2026

Chris Nichols shows off the kind of blue catfish Lake Wylie is producing.

Lake of the Month: Lake Wylie

Rarely do fishermen discuss Lake Wylie in the same revered terms used for other reservoirs in the Carolinas: Kerr (Buggs Island), Jordan, Santee Cooper, Clarks Hill. […]

The author shows off a nice redfish that fell for a scented soft-plastic bait the week after Christmas 2010 in Hilton Head’s Broad Creek.

The crunch of footsteps on a heavy frost at Shelter Cove Marina was something you don’t expect to hear on Hilton Head Island, but it was slippery enough for fishermen who moves slowly and carefully loading their gear into Capt. Steve Ranney’s bay boat. […]

Fishermen up and down South Carolina’s coast can thank the Waddell Mariculture Center for some of the stocked redfish they catch.

The Waddell Mariculture Center and redfish

Jerry Dilsaver

The James M. Waddell Mariculture Center. just inland of Hilton Head in Bluffton, is one of the country’s largest and most-sophisticated facilities for mariculture research. […]

‘Dead-sticking’ soft-plastic baits like this shrimp is a great technique to catch reds when their metabolism is slower during the winter.

Go slowly in cold water

Jerry Dilsaver

The winter of 2010-2011 was exceptionally cold along the south Atlantic Coast, especially in South Carolina. The first hard cold spell came at Thanksgiving, and it didn’t let up until late February. […]

Capt. Steve Ranney admires a “rat” red caught in Broad Creek the week after Christmas 2010. Reds can survive in a temperatures from the 30s to the high 80s and in salt to brackish waters.

Adaptable redfish

Jerry Dilsaver

Redfish, known affectionately in the Palmetto State as spot-tail bass, are also called puppy drum, channel bass, rat reds (small), bull reds (large) or just reds. […]

The Charleston jetties are a top sheepshead-spot during the winter months, but docks and rip-rapped walls in inside creeks can be just as productive because of the amount of structure.

Sheepshead are moving to a new ‘pasture’

Phillip Gentry

The upcoming removal of sheepshead from the snapper/grouper complex has fisheries managers scrambling to account for the state’s flourishing population. […]

Fiddler crabs and medium- to medium-light spinning tackle are a perfect match for winter sheepshead.

Where to catch sheepshead

Phillip Gentry

The better places to find sheepshead will be those that get less fishing pressure. Capt. John Ward recommended trying these locations until you find some of your own: […]

About one-third of all fishermen who bought saltwater licenses in South Carolina in 2010 fish from the shoreline or attached structures like docks, bridges and piers.

Take it to the bank

Phillip Gentry

When Wallace Jenkins and the marine resources division of the SCDNR hit the road to obtain public opinion about future management of the state’s sheepshead fishery, they had a good understanding of who they would be talking to. […]

January’s Lake of the Month: Lake Wylie

Dan Kibler

Over the past several years, Lake Wylie has become a wintertime hotspot for bass, crappie, and all three major species of catfish. It’s Carolina Sportsman’s January Lake of the Month. […]

Crested floating heart is an exotic plant that can grow quickly, shade out native vegetation and take over a lake system.

More good than bad

Terry Madewell

January begins a new year and is a great month to discuss the overall condition of our lakes, especially since it seems to be very good and improving. […]