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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.

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

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. […]

Cover: June 2013 (SC) – Freshwater

South Carolina Sportsman

Upstate ponds are full of bream this month, especially if you’ve got a fly rod and a pocket full of popping bugs. […]

Cover: June 2013 (SC) – Inshore

South Carolina Sportsman

The waters around Charleston are filling up with flounder, an often overlooked inshore species. […]

Backlashes

It’s way past time for gamefish bill

Craig Holt

The North Carolina legislature will attempt for the fourth time this year to approve a gamefish-status bill for spotted seatrout, red drum and striped bass. […]

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