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Guide James McManus targets smallmouth bass on gravel and chunk-rock banks this month on Fontana Lake.

Prespawn smallmouth starting to stir at Fontana Lake

The signs are out that fishing is about to pick up on Fontana Lake in North Carolina’s extreme southwestern corner. […]

Big female bass will start to stir this month on North Carolina’s Lake Tillery, and you should be waiting with jigs and jerkbaits.

J&J joy on Tillery – Double your bass-fishing joy by fishing the “J&J” baits on Lake Tillery this month

If February 2018 is anything like February 2017 — with its unseasonably warm weather — bass fishermen can expect to encounter a good number of trophy fish. The key is water temperature; once it climbs into the lower 50s, big female bass migrate in numbers into shallow staging areas before they even think about spawning. […]

Catch a few warm days in February, and bass pro Dearal Rodgers said Lake Wateree bass will turn on.

Whack Lake Wateree’s early bass

Pat Robertson

The longer days and warmer temperatures of February make bass fishing on Lake Wateree a month that anglers don’t want to miss out on. […]

Angler Chris Brown looks for stained to clear water for February bass at High Rock Lake.

Go slow for bass at High Rock Lake through February

Tony Garitta

February is an unpredictable month for bass fishing, but the fish that bite are usually big. […]

The Super Sally

Don Shoopman

For many anglers, especially in the South, there have been epic trips with lots of unforgettable “Sally Time.” […]

Don’t put away crankbaits that work in deeper water when the first big wave of spawning bass move in early, because they often stay in relatively deep water.

Catch giants spawning first

Jeff Burleson

When P.H. Flanagan of Manning, S.C., caught the state record largemouth bass out of Lake Marion in 1949, he might never have dreamed that his 16-pound; 2-ounce beast would still reign as the biggest bass ever caught in the Palmetto State. But Santee Cooper is known for its big stringers of healthy bass, as are many other reservoirs scattered around the Carolinas. […]

A Mop Jig is a big-fish bait, whether you’re fishing it in spring, summer or fall. Carry 1/4-, 3/8- and 1/2-ounce sizes in your tackle box to have all situations covered.

5 bass baits you really need

Davy Hite

January begins show season around the Southeast, whether it be boat shows, tackle shows or outdoor trade shows. I have worked a lot of these shows in the past, and quite often, I go to ones I’m not working, because I’m ready to fill in holes in my tackle box, and a show is an easy place to do that. […]

Big largemouth bass live along the banks of South Carolina’s Edisto River, where a well-presented lure can fool them into striking.

Jigger-poling for Edisto bass

Brian Cope

Jigger-poling seems to be a lost art among bass anglers, but it was once a fairly popular way of catching a limit of bucketmouths on South Carolina’s Edisto River. […]

The colder, the better for Lake Russell’s winter spotted bass

Pat Robertson

For most people, the best thing to do on a bone-chilling winter day is to stay inside close to the fire, but for Jerry Kotal of Elberton, Ga., it’s the perfect day to go fishing on Lake Russell on the South Carolina-Georgia border. […]

Guide Rob McComas catches big spotted bass on Lake Jocassee during December, looking for them in deeper creek and river channels.

Jocassee bass heat up

Pat Robertson

Although it’s best known for producing good catches of rainbow and brown trout, Lake Jocassee in the South Carolina mountains is also a well-kept secret honey-hole for big black bass, boasting state records for three of the four main species in South Carolina. […]