Freshwater Fishing

Tackle to match the Trail

Jason Cole, who owns and guides out of Hooker’s Fly Shop in Sylva, said the small to medium creeks on the Trail are perfect for a 7 ½- to 10-foot, 3- to 5-weight rod with weight-forward, floating line. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Scenic River Destination: Great Pee Dee

In June 2001, the Georgetown County Historical Society, the Coastal Conservation League and several landowners along the Pee Dee requested that the S.C. Department of Natural Resources seek State Scenic River designation for the Great Pee Dee River. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Use the thermocline to your advantage

Guide Preston Hardin said that typically about the middle of the month, a thermocline will set up in the upper part of the lake, and the fish will literally just follow that thermocline as they migrate down the lake. […]