Lake Jocassee Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Lake Jocassee 7-pound trout

This 7-pound brown trout was caught trolling on Lake Jocassee with Jocassee Charters in late July. The trout are deep this time of year. […]

Parker Lane’s big brown trout

Field Reporter

Parker Lane was fishing with Casey Jones of Jocassee Charters (864-735-7061) when she caught this 6-pound, 24-inch long brown trout. […]

Andrea Redding’s Lake Jocassee trout

Field Reporter

Andrea Redding caught this huge 9-pound brown trout on Mothers Day, trolling a Sutton Spoon on Lake Jocassee. […]

S.C. freshwater fishing report for early June

Brian Cope

Two Upstate lakes are the highlights of South Carolina’s early June fishing report. […]

Trolling spoons along the thermocline in deep water will draw strikes from big trout like this Lake Jocassee rainbow.

Jocassee’s trout hitting spoons trolled in deep, clear water

Pat Robertson

June is a great month to troll for Lake Jocassee’s deep trout, and Sam Jones shares his tips on how to do it. […]

Section of Jocassee Gorges road closed due to landslides

Brian Cope

Landslides have caused the SCDNR to close a 3-mile section of Horsepasture Rd. in Pickens County. The road leads to the popular Jocassee Gorges area used by many outdoorsmen. […]

Hot Lake Jocassee bass

Pat Robertson

Lake Jocassee’s bass will still be deep for the most part, even in October when temperatures usually begin to fall, according to guide Rob McComas of Mill Spring, N.C. […]

Big-fish month for Lake Jocassee trout is at hand

Pat Robertson

Last year, on the day before April Fool’s Day, Sam Jones of Greenville, S.C., netted a client’s monster brown trout on his Lake Jocassee guide boat — 9½ pounds. […]

Get down for Lake Jocassee trout

Pat Robertson

When summer’s heat is blasting the lid off the thermometer, fishing for trout in Lake Jocassee in South Carolina’s Upstate can be a real blast, according to guide Sam Jones of Greenville, S.C. […]

Anglers can catch plenty of trout in Lake Jocassee in February. The lake’s water is extremely deep, the fish are scattered, but they’re willing to bite. Especially for anglers who follow these top tips. […]