Bass Fishing
Not all the lake’s a stage
March means prespawn bass fishing across South Carolina, with maybe a few fish spawning late in the month, but it’s the best prespawn month and big-fish month. […]
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Ninety Six High School duo wins two man team division of youth championship
One of the highlights of last weekend’s Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic was the final weigh-in of the 4th Annual SCDNR Youth Bass Fishing Championship at the S.C. State Fairgrounds. […]
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Public outcry slows Orange County firearms ban
A proposal to restrict firearms use in Orange County was defeated in February after opponents crowded a meeting of the county’s Board of Commissioners, which instead accepted a proposal in March to form a Firearms Safety Committee to study gun use on unincorporated private property in the county. […]
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Upstate angler missing since March 13 still not found
If you were on Lake Russell March 13 and saw a 24-foot long SeaArk aluminum johnboat with a large white tank in the middle of it, you could help authorities solve the mystery of what happened to Mitchell Gibson, and Upstate commercial fisherman who has been missing since that night. […]
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House approves coyote-bounty program
Next time you see a coyote in the wild, you could be watching $1000 on all fours. […]
Bass Fishing
Go east to Lake Phelps, fisherman!
April is known as the month when it’s easiest to catch a trophy bass at most North Carolina lakes — but there’s one most anglers don’t know about: Lake Phelps. […]
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The Spanish mackerel moon
Hunter McCray isn’t about to give some kind of amazing scientific explanation of why Spanish mackerel suddenly show up off the coast of Brunswick County every April around the full moon. […]
Bass Fishing
Sight-fish for Lake Wylie bass
Bass fishermen have their own notion of April love. And they’re fervent at the thought of sight-fishing for bedding bass at Lake Wylie. […]
Bass Fishing
Stay deep at Lake James
Colt Bass of Lenoir has been fishing Lake James since his youth, and he’s seen the mountain reservoir change plenty over the past 10 years. […]
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Kerr Lake’s slab crappie clean-up
Kerr Lake will be a top-drawer location for slab seekers in April, but it will take a versatile angler to stay in the strike zone. […]