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June 17, 2026

The author admires a redfish caught on a fly rod on a tailing flat off the Coosaw River.

Tailing flats and tides

The Coosaw River contains many tailing flats, but differentiating them from deeper marsh grass by boat is no easy task. […]

Freshwater Fishing

White perch could threaten Randleman slabs

Mike Marsh

White perch will likely enter the lake upstream from Oak Hollow Lake and High Point City Lake and become established in Randleman. […]

An oyster bed away from the bank that is visible on the high end of the tide cycle is usually a fish magnet.

Finding them

Bryan Bowers

The Coosaw River does not contain any “honey holes” where the fishing is better than anywhere else. […]

Jim Cobb said fishermen often need just about every kind of jig or trailer in multiple colors to get finicky crappie to bite.

Kitchen-sink fishery

Mike Marsh

There is no common denominator in what lure it takes to catch summer crappie at Randleman Regional Reservoir. […]

Blue catfish will migrate for many, many miles to and from their spawning areas in the Santee Cooper system.

Do blue cats wear track shoes?

Dan Kibler

Darryl Smith has a message for any fishermen who plan on keeping up with the movements of blue catfish on the Santee Cooper Lakes: Put on some track shoes. […]

Pinching off the tail or a soft-plastic crappie trailer will often take care of the problem of fish short-striking and missing the hook.

Make that jerk count!

Mike Marsh

Many anglers miss the strike of a crappie because they only feel a tap or hesitation as the lure falls. […]

SCDNR said that channel catfish numbers are up, while blue cat numbers are down, but sizes are up.

‘State of Santee’ message is good for catfish anglers

Larry Chesney

Biologist Scott Lamprecht of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said fishermen will find fewer blue catfish in the Santee Cooper lakes than a decade ago, but their chances of getting a big fish are far greater. […]

Tripletail are a summertime fish in North Carolina waters; their dorsal and fins give it the illusion of having three tails.

Tripletail Fact Sheet

Jerry Dilsaver

Tripletail (lobotes surinamensis) is a warm-water fish, usually found in tropical regions, but scattered as far north as Massachusetts while drifting in the Gulf Stream or its eddies. […]

Bigger sheepshead can be boated by simply cradling and lifting them, so there’s no need for a net or mechanical device such as a Boga Grip.

Herding sheep

Phillip Gentry

Many anglers think nothing about reaching into the mouth of a fish and grabbing by the lower jaw — “lipping” the fish. […]

Thomas Cutler’s 27-pound, 7-ounce fish was the first tripletail recognized as North Carolina’s state record.

Making a (fishing) record

Jerry Dilsaver

As recently as September 2009, North Carolina did not recognize a state-record tripletail. None caught were large enough to meet the criteria for establishing a new state record. […]