East Central NC Archives - Page 60 of 112

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. […]

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. […]

With Hartwell’s return to full pond and multitudes of fry lingering in shallow water, Lake Hartwell anglers are taking advantage of bass, especially spots, that are holding in the lake’s flooded grass on long points.

Spotted bass bite coming together on Lake Hartwell

Phillip Gentry

Even anglers who have never considered themselves very adept at bass fishing are having no trouble finding willing fish at Lake Hartwell. […]

Guide Rick Patterson caught this 77-pound cobia out of Atlantic Beach.

Cobia bite is approaching full blast off Atlantic Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Matt Lamb of Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach said cobia fishing has picked up a lot over the past week, with fish moving inside the inlets as well as along the beach, the fish fish are within range of just about anyone with a boat. […]

Jonathan June with one of the limits of bream he and his brother Ben caught recently on Lake Wateree.

Lake Wateree bream bedding; limits are regular

Terry Madewell

The bream fishing on Lake Wateree has reached a fever pitch with the bed-fishing peaking right now. […]

Guide Chris Heinning caught this nice Lake Murray striper on a topwater plug -- a bite that's been great over the past few days.

Early morning Lake Murray monsters mauling topwater baits

Terry Madewell

Topwater striper action has kicked into high gear on the lower end of Lake Murray, and it’s prime time for anglers to take advantage of action very early and late in the day. […]

Guide Sam Jones said the recent rains and rising waters have set the brown and rainbow trout bite on fire at Lake Jocassee.

Spring trout bite at Jocassee finally on as lake approaches normal level

Phillip Gentry

Trout fishemen at Lake Jocassee who have been waiting on the spring trout bite to turn on need to wait no longer. […]

Big blue catfish are becoming more common on Lake Wylie, and the odds of catching them have increased tremendously, as Jeff and Rodger Taylor bear witness.

SCDNR perspective on blues, flatheads

Terry Madewell

With blue and flathead catfish frequently being caught at Lake Wylie, anglers are wondering how they got in the lake. […]

Make your own drift rig

Terry Madewell

Rodger Taylor said several key factors combine for a successful catfish trip, even when the fish are biting as well as they are during May. One is making his own drift rig. […]