East Central NC Archives - Page 76 of 112

Blue catfish are on the bite at Lake Monticello, and it seems the bigger baits are drawing in the bigger fish.

Monticello is hot spot for big catfish

You’ll find some kind of catfish dinner will be on the menu at most restaurants across South Carolina, but there’s not a better feeling than catching your own and frying them up at home. […]

Live herring seem to be driving the stripers wild on Lake Murray wild these days. Once you find the fish, it’s just a matter of time before you catch a limit.

Lower end of Lake Murray producing lots of stripers

Matt Coffey

The striped bass on Lake Murray must have been watching “Shark Week” programming on the Discovery Channel, because they seem to have taken a hint from their saltwater brethren and have started a feeding frenzy of their own. […]

Bob Bruggeworth swings a black sea bass over the gunwale, a common occurance during the summer around reefs and rocks.

Black Bass Blast

Mike Marsh

The forecast for a windy day was not the greatest for an offshore bottom-fishing trip, but that didn’t deter Bob Bruggeworth from driving to Beaufort to join his friend Gus Villanova at Town Creek Marina, where Villanova keeps his 25-foot Carolina Classic, His Mistress. […]

Grouper have been the best part of offshore catches out of Atlantic Bech over the past week or so.

Wahoo, grouper providing excellent action offshore out of Atlantic Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

If you want a big pull that will make a great main course for dinner, then the late-summer wahoo fishing off Atlantic Beach might be just the ticket. […]

Despite the heat, Lake Hartwell stripers are still on the bite.

Striper bite is on at Lake Hartwell

Matt Coffey

Stripers are a mainstay for many South Carolina fishermen, but the problem at this time of year can be getting them to take a bait. […]

Tommy Floyd and his son caught these nice bass last weekend on Lake Wateree using soft-plastic topwater baits.

Cloud cover pushing deep Wateree bass up in shallows for good action

Brian Cope

This time of year, Lake Wateree bass spend much of their time deep to escape the heat, and anglers who probe those deep haunts can catch these fish with a variety of lures. […]