East Central NC Archives - Page 62 of 112

Bonito like this one caught by Karen Crisco are often mistaken for false albacore, another seasonal visitor to North Carolina’s nearshore waters, but there are differences worth knowing.

Bo(nito) knows – They aren’t around long, but North Carolina anglers shouldn’t miss a shot at an Atlantic bonito.

A beautiful, spring morning became Wayne Crisco’s best bonito fishing adventure, and the Holly Ridge-based saltwater guide didn’t have a client on his boat. […]

Late spring fronts are helping to slow the retreat of Lake Hartwell catfish into deeper water. Anglers looking to target catfish should also expect to catch a mixed bag of several species.

Cool spring has extended catfish bite at Lake Hartwell

Phillip Gentry

Bill Plumley of Lake Hartwell Fishing Adventures said the spring bite for big catfish has been on fire lately, and he expects that trend to continue over the next couple of weeks. […]

Guide Buster Rush said that crappie fishing at Fishing Creek Lake has busted loose.

Fishing Creek crappie are strutting their stuff

Terry Madewell

Fishing Creek Lake is a relatively small reservoir between Lakes Wylie and Lake Wateree on the Catawba River. In fact, some fishermen don’t even know it exists, but crappie fishermen who know their stuff certainly know and keep up with the fishing on this lake during April and May. […]

Megan Dougherty recently caught this Lake Wateree crappie in six feet of water. Fish are on the move, according to crappie fishermen.

Slabs could be spawning for next three weeks on Wateree, according to crappie fishermen

Terry Madewell

Crappie fishing on Lake Wateree is excellent and will likely be that way for the next several weeks, according to local fisherman Ken Boone, who said the action is a bit different than most years during April. […]

Chuck Porter is mighty proud of this big bass, taken from shallow, shoreline cover on Lake Wateree.

April is fast-forward version of March on Wateree

Terry Madewell

Chuck Porter of Sumter has fished Lake Wateree for 30 years, with springtime being his favorite for largemouth bass. […]

A long, fast-taper spinning rod and reel spooled with braided line and a fluorocarbon leader is Ricky Kellum’s basic trout-fishing outfit.

Good tackle, equipment keys for effective angling

Craig Holt

Having effective tackle and a boat with room for anglers to move around are important to successful inshore fishing. […]

Chris Heinning pitches a bait into a tight spot between two pieces of dock structure, a prime area to find bass in April on Lake Wateree.

Docks are key to April on Wateree

Terry Madewell

According to guide Chris Heinning, docks can be a real key to shallow-water success on Lake Wateree. […]

Topwaters, jerkbaits and soft-plastics, especially imitation shrimp, are productive lures for speckled trout in April.

Best retrieves for April trout

Craig Holt

Working topwater or sub-surface lures effectively for spotted seatrout isn’t difficult. […]

SCDNR is asking anglers to return at least the tags from tagged stripers caught in Lake Thurmond to assist in a study to learn more about the lake's population.

Cash reward awaits anglers who return tags from Lake Thurmond stripers

Brian Cope

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has teamed up with its counterpart in Georgia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a study of the striped bass in Lake Thurmond, and the three organizations are requesting the help of anglers, who will receive a cash reward. […]