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Veteran crappie fisherman Bill Brookshire looks forward to the time when Lake Greenwood crappie trade open water for the cool shade under boat docks for the summer.

Lake Greenwood crappie have moved to boat docks

According to Bill Brookshire, an Upstate crappie fishermen, you can tell summer has finally arrived because the boat docks that surround Lake Greenwood are loaded with slabs. […]

Neil and Patrick McDonald of Thomasville won the Adam & Eve Trail’s April 13 tournament on Badin Lake with this 16-3 limit.

Maiden duo wins at Falls

Tony Garitta

The 99 teams fishing the April 20 Carolinas Bass Challenge N.C. Division tournament knew they would need a stringer of 20 pounds or more if they wanted to take the top prize at Falls of the Neuse Lake. […]

The author almost likes catching big bream more than big bass; sometimes, it’s a toss up.

It’s bream time across SC

Davy Hite

I make my living catching bass, but I love to catch all kinds of fish, and nothing brings back good memories like bluegills. […]

Guide Robbie Burr targets blue catfish like this one, and flatheads, on the Pee Dee River upstream from Cheraw.

Scenic Cats – Flatheads and blues have made South Carolina’s ‘Wild and scenic’ Pee Dee River a great catfish destination

Phillip Gentry

Flowing out of North Carolina down to Winyah Bay, the Pee Dee River is a mystery to all but the locals who fish it. Some 30 years ago, flathead catfish stocked in North Carolina impoundments upstream escaped and were flushed down the river. […]

Chip Hamilton will be geared up to take advantage of any topwater schooling action, but his go-to pattern is live-bait fishing.

Stripers are on the move at Lake Hartwell this month, and action can be great.

Terry Madewell

You’ll need eyes in the back of your head when fishing Lake Hartwell for stripers and hybrids this month. […]

South Carolina bream are made for kayaks and fly-fishing equipment.

Bream, buggy whips and kayaks – Paddle your way to some great Upstate bream fishing with a fly rod in hand

L. Woodrow Ross

The fly rod curved like a limber buggy whip, and the fly line curled lazily over the morning mist rising from the stained water. It propelled the leader and popping bug accurately, dropping softly under the overhanging limbs along the shoreline. […]

According to Weaver, the best time to cast to a tailing redfish is in the middle of his act of acrobatics.

Heads or tails? Anglers in the Georgetown, S.C., area will choose tails in June, the first month to catch tailing redfish

Jeff Burleson

Along the South Carolina coast, June marks the real beginning of warm-season angling, and for many, the combination of warm weather and unusually high tides makes for one of the best possible scenarios. […]

Clayton Crawford caught this hefty flounder while trolling a soft-plastic lure.

Flatfish formula – Flounder fishing is top-drawer in June from Charleston to McClellanville waters

Terry Madewell

One of the more desirable fish along South Carolina’s coast is the flounder, appreciated by many not only for its fight, but the quality of the fish as table fare. […]

Summer sharks are a big bonus for Lowcountry fishermen.

Toothy tug-of-war – Choose shallow or deep, big or small, and you won’t miss out on great summer action for Lowcountry sharks

John Gribb

The 24-hour news cycle hypes seemingly every shark attack anywhere in the world that maims or kills some poor soul, fanning an almost universal fear of sharks. […]