East Central NC Archives - Page 83 of 112

It’s important to get out on the lake well before daylight for the best action on hybrids (left) and stripers.

Get there early for super hybrids and giant stripers

Chip Hamilton said he’d love to hunt turkeys on the WMAs that adjoin Lake Hartwell, but there is a small conflict. […]

Terry Caulder and Shawn Gearheart show off their bragging-sized stripers from Midlands Striper Club event.

Team Catch 22 wins Midlands Striper Club’s March tournament

The Lexington-based team of Terry Caulder, Jacob Caulder and Terry Martin, Team Catch 22, won the March 17 Midlands Striper Club tournament on Lake Murray. […]

State legislators are hurrying to try and revise regulations on deer hunting over bait in the Upstate in light of an attorney general's opinion.

Legislators scramble to address Upstate deer baiting

Pat Robertson

A seemingly contradictory ruling by the state attorney general on Upstate baiting for deer has legislators scrambling to address the issue in time to change the law before hunting season this fall. […]

Brent Ehrler won the FLW Major Tour stop at Lake Hartwell, pocketing $100,000 and taking the lead in the Angler of the Year standings.

Ehrler wins FLW Tour stop on Lake Hartwell

Glenn Corley

It was a dramatic ending to four days of the Walmart FLW Major Tour on Lake Hartwell. Brent Ehrler, who had come in second place at this same event last year, was the winner on the first stop of the 2012 tour with a four-day total weight of 74.13 pounds. […]

Deer Hunting

Legislation addresses deer baiting in Upstate

Pat Robertson

A seemingly contradictory ruling by the State Attorney General on baiting for deer in the Upstate has legislators scrambling to address the issue in time to change the law before hunting season this fall. […]

High Rock Lake fishing is turning on, with crappie showing up in numbers.

High Rock slabs headed to local frying pans

Walter Taylor

An early morning storm left High Rock Lake swollen, muddy and full of hungry crappie this past Saturday. […]

Todd Auten is among the South Carolina bass-fishing pros who will be competing for a check at the Lake Hartwell stop of the FLW Tour this weekend.

FLW Tour stops at Lake Hartwell

Glenn Corley

There are 164 FLW Tour pros from 26 states and Canada coming together on Lake Hartwell this week for the first major tournament of the year. […]

The grass might look dead this month, but it’s alive with bass.

Bass in the grass

Brian Cope

Shallow alligator grass is present throughout Lake Wateree, and though it may look dead in March, it is anything but. […]

Mike Spinks shows off a Wateree bass caught on a buzzbait in the grass.

Birthplace of the CATT trail

Brian Cope

The Carolina Angler’s Team Trail (www.catttrail.com) features tournaments all over South Carolina, and it all started on Lake Wateree. […]

Jeff Cronk with the colors of spring: a black drum and a red drum.

Checkmate for Bogue Sound

Mike Marsh

March is a notoriously fickle when it comes to weather. Windy days and chilly weather can pose problems for many anglers who try to fish the larger, open waters, but for those who watch the wind, heading across Bogue Sound to reach the protected headwaters of its small feeder creeks is key to consistent fishing success. […]