July 2014 Archives - Page 2 of 7

Small spinning lures such as Beetle Spins are deadly on Edisto River sunfish, especially redbreasts. Ultralight spinning tackle makes casting easier and makes the fights memorable.

Dance a jig for Edisto bass

One of Billy Garner’s favorite ways to catch largemouth bass on the Edisto River is a dying art that many of today’s anglers have never heard of, much less tried. […]

Billy Garner’s jiggerpoling technique catches plenty of Edisto River largemouth bass, and his wood-strip boats are perfect vessels for that style of fishing.

“You can do anything out of an aluminum boat or fiberglass boat that you can do from a wooden boat,” said Billy Garner of Ridgeville, “but the nostalgia anda beauty of a wooden boat are what attract most people to strip boats.” […]

Wes Barbour catches plenty of speckled trout along spoil islands, created by a dredging the Cape Fear River shipping channel.

Spoil island specks

Craig Holt

It seems odd to find spotted seatrout 10 miles north of the mouth of the Cape River and approximately 3 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, but that’s possible near Carolina Beach. […]

Redbreast sunfish seem to be recovering on the Edisto River after a few down years, according to fishermen and the SCDNR.

Redbreast comeback in full swing

Brian Cope

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources stocks redbreast sunfish in several rivers, including the Edisto, which has been stocked annually since 1995. […]

Put some “pop” in your fishing

Craig Holt

Popping corks have been around for many years, and they are still just as effective as they’ve always been. […]

Guide Andrew Tubbs’ bait tank is aerated and oxygen infused well enough to keep dozens of herring alive all day during the summer.

Bubble up

Mike Marsh

Keeping baitfish alive is one key to catching stripers and hybrids at J. Strom Thurmond Lake. […]

A white buzzbait fished in the first hour of daylight can “call up” bass from Badin Lake’s deep water.

The Badin bomber: an urban legend?

Craig Holt

Apparently some North Carolina lakes of considerable depth generate as many legendary tales as they do fish tales. […]

Casting to structure on windblown banks or points can often result in good catches of striped bass.

The wind is your friend

Dusty Wilson

Freshwater bass anglers have long known the effectiveness of fishing windward points. The same holds true in many saltwater scenarios. […]

Guide Andrew Tubbs taps the bottom of his boat with a shovel handle to attract the attention of hybrid or striped bass.

I hear you knocking

Mike Marsh

One of guide Andrew Tubbs’s tricks is to tap on the deck of his boat with a shovel handle when hybrids and stripers are biting slowly. […]

The tailrace below Tuckertown Dam is a great summer spot to catch largemouth bass, striped baass and white bass.

A ‘dam good’ shallow summer bass spot

Craig Holt

Almost all summer fishing for bass is done in deep water, but one of guide Maynard Edwards’ favorite areas at Badin Lake is only 6 feet deep — if that. […]