Freshwater Fishing

Use the thermocline to your advantage

Guide Preston Hardin said that typically about the middle of the month, a thermocline will set up in the upper part of the lake, and the fish will literally just follow that thermocline as they migrate down the lake. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Locating isolated ponds

Fishing on smaller Upstate lakes such as Bowen, Cunningham, Robinson and Cooley is always a good choice, but you will find more competition for the fishing than on remote ponds. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Kayak selection

Kayak selection is a matter of choice. A good choice for bush-whacking into remote ponds would be a fairly light kayak in the 10- to 11-foot range. […]

Bass Fishing

Big bass flooding into Lake Jocassee

While filming his regional television show, The Carolina Outdoorsman, over the past week, Monty McGuffin has had some great outing fishing for bass on Lake Jocassee, and he expects the good fishing to last through most of the summer. […]