Inshore Fishing

A flats boat and low-water fishing

Patrick Crawford said the use of a flats boat with an elevated position for poling and observing the water in front for tell-tale signs of reds moving is not mandatory for success — but it does help a lot. […]

Bass Fishing

Deep+shallow+cover

I do a lot of seminars at fishing shows and boat shows around the country, and it’s hard to teach people a lot in just 30 minutes, but the one thing I try to get across to bass fishermen is that the most important thing to having success on the water is to understand the seasonal patterns of bass. […]

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Busting Upstate Bushytails

Enter just about any standing timber, and squirrels will call it home. Be it a local woodlot, dense swamps of the Lowcountry, or high mountain ridges, squirrels live pretty much everywhere. […]

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Winter ‘Brown’ Out

Lake Jocassee is a mountain lake located in the northwestern corner of the state, split between Oconee and Pickens counties, its headwaters across the North Carolina line. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Trout tournament time

The Jocassee Outdoor Center holds an annual trout tournament series; four more events will be held this winter and spring: Jan. 14, Feb. 18, March 17 and April 21. […]