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Clyde Cheek and Jim Thomsen keep this converted school bus/camper on the South Core Banks for regular fishing/camping trips.

Must carry items

There are no restaurants or hotels on the barrier island that is South Core banks. You must take along everything you will need during your stay. […]

Guide Wendell WIlson holds a spotted bass in his right hand and a largemouth in his left; with a little know-how, it’s not hard to distinguish between the two species.

Seeing spots, I think….

Phillip Gentry

When setting the revamped regulations for black bass, SCDNR biologists were wary of splitting limits between similar-looking bass species for fear of anglers harvesting the wrong fish. […]

Guide Bryan Goodwin surveys the location and number of boats anchored up, fishing the Cape Lookout rock jetty, before he decides where he’ll fit it.

Etiquette, safety important for fishing at rocky jetty

Craig Holt

Because the Cape Lookout rock jetty attracts so many spotted seatrout and other species during the late fall, it’s a popular venue for anglers and boats —and that can cause problems. […]

D.W. Eggleston's 11-point Fairfield County buck will likely score in the 140-inch range.

Former fishing guide scores on big Fairfield County buck

Jeff Burleson

Hunters don’t have to travel too far to find a trophy buck in South Carolina. D.W. Eggleston of Lake Monticello dropped a heavy-horned 11-point buck in his tracks on Nov. 5 only minutes from Columbia in Fairfield County. […]

Guide Chris Simpson said his parties are regularly catching nice blue catfish like this at Lake Murray.

Cool weather has kicked off great catfish bite on Lake Murray

Terry Madewell

Catfishing on Lake Murray is productive and popular year-round, but November and December are the top two months, according to guide Chris Simpson. […]

Catching a big stringer of spotted bass is all in a day’s work for guide Wendell Wilson in the fall at Lake Russell.

Spotted bass become aggressive in late fall and turn Lake Russell into an angler’s heaven.

Phillip Gentry

In the elite world of bass fishing, where sparkling, tricked-out bass boats and NASCAR-jerseyed athletes reign supreme, the largemouth bass is king of the castle. […]

To really beat the crowds, South Core banks is a surf-fisherman’s dream land.

No frills, but plenty of fish – Camp in a tent, a camper or a cabin, and get close to plenty of fish on the South Core Banks.

Walt Bowen

Have you imagined yourself on a nearly deserted island where there with no roads, lights or restaurants? Where the crime rate is zero? Where rush hour traffic might consist of two vehicles heading slowly down the beach a mile or more apart? […]