The 30-mile stretch of the Catawba River from the base of the Lake Wylie Dam to the SC 9 bridge is designated as a State Scenic River, a classification given to only nine sections of rivers throughout the Palmetto State. […]
Adam Fillmore, who owns Lake Wylie’s Hunt-Fish-Paddle, fishes the Catawba River several times a week in June, and he said it’s one of his favorite times to fish there. […]
Danny Tracy said that going though four cages of 100 crickets each isn’t unusual for a morning of fishing on the Santee River. […]
Catching bream is the focal point for many anglers during June, but it’s not the full measure of great fishing on the Santee River. […]
Guide Joe Dennis said the rig he uses to drift- fish for bream is a real key to success, and that paying attention to details such as line size can be crucial to catching many more big bream. […]
Anglers who normally fish with artificial lures can select a very good and reasonably priced spinning outfit that includes a medium weight, 6 1/2-foot spinning rod similar to Bass Pro Shops’ IM6 or IM7 Graphite Series and an open-faced spinning reel like the Shimano Saros 2500F. […]
Guide Dan Utley considers a chunk of a legal blue crab an ideal bait for fishing under a cork in high-water grass. […]
You can wade a flooded flat in a bathing suit and bare feet — that’s not suggested — but fly-fishing instructor John Holbrook suggests wearing quick-drying long pants and wading shoes to protect from the sharp grasses and shell and polarized glasses and a hat to help see the fish. […]
The size of a bait and presentation is often critical for duping a fish into biting, and quite often, natural baits in muted colors are exactly what the doctor ordered. […]
For most of the year, the rock jetties at the entrance to the coastal estuaries provide a perfect state of affairs for a wide range of predator fish, bringing ample food resources and stable water conditions. […]
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