Lake Wylie Archives - Page 5 of 8

Lake Wylie’s population of blue catfish is expanding in terms of numbers and the size of fish being caught.

Lake Wylie’s catfish from a biological perspective

It’s one thing to have fishermen tout a lake as being great for a certain species, but taking a look from a scientific and biological perspective adds depth to that analysis. […]

Lake Wylie’s catfish from a biological perspective

Terry Madewell

It’s one thing to have fishermen tout a lake as being great for a certain species, but taking a look from a scientific and biological perspective adds depth to that analysis. […]

Dieter Melhorn has got Lake Wylie’s blue catfish figured out, especially during January and other winter months.

Wylie’s Cool Cats are the ticket this month at Lake Wylie

Terry Madewell

Lake Wylie, which straddles the border between North Carolina and South Carolina, has developed into one of the premier catfishing reservoirs for both states. […]

Deep-diving crankbaits and spoons are the top weapons fishermen use to target Lake Wylie’s summer bass.

Give a rip – Summer bass at Lake Wylie are deep, and you’ve got to reach down and get them

Tony Garitta

When polarized glasses become an option rather than a necessity and topwater baits and flipping lures get stowed deep in the recesses of tackle boxes, then shallow-water fishing for bass has given way to offshore structure fishing. […]

Paddler Stewart Venable of Lake Wylie caught this 3-pound crappie last Thursday on a trip down the Catawba River below Rock Hill.

Lake Wylie paddler boats huge crappie on float down Catawba River

Phillip Gentry

A kayak fishing trip for on the Catawba River produced a pleasant surprise for Stewart Venable of Lake Wylie, S.C., on June 25, when the black plastic worm he was pitching into a laydown was inhaled by a huge black crappie that measured 17 ¼ inches long and weighed exactly 3 pounds. […]

Drew Gregory’s kayak put him in perfect position to catch this nice bass from the Catawba River downstream from Lake Wylie.

Down by the riverside…. A 30-mile section of the Catawba River downstream from Lake Wylie offers excellent bass fishing

Brian Cope

A perfect sidearm cast sent a Chatterbait toward the tree-lined bank, and just before the lure snagged in the low-hanging branches, it hit the surface, then skipped several times like a stone, before sinking close to the bank. […]

Mike Parrott caught this hefty crappie trolling a jig in one of Lake Wylie's creeks.

Longline trolling in Lake Wylie’s creeks producing great crappie catches

Terry Madewell

The crappie fishing at Lake Wylie has been hot and cold this spring – just like the weather – but one crappie fishermen has the formula to produce plenty of action. […]

Jeff Manning's 82-pound Lake Wylie blue catfish, caught last Saturday, is the unofficial lake record for the species.

North Carolina angler lands unofficial lake record blue catfish from Lake Wylie

Phillip Gentry

What started out as a trip to the lake to test his outboard motor after some routine maintenance ended up being the fishing trip of a lifetime for Gastonia, N.C., angler Jeff Manning when he hauled an 82-pound blue catfish into his boat on Saturday, Jan. 24, that is believed to be the biggest ever taken at Lake Wylie on the North Carolina-South Carolina border. […]

Jeff Manning's 82-pound blue catfish, caught Jan. 24, is the unofficial lake record for the species from Lake Wylie.

Gastonia angler lands unofficial lake record blue catfish from Lake Wylie

Phillip Gentry

Lake Wylie's night stalkers have been filling plenty of coolers with slab crappie lately.

Night stalkers are scaring Lake Wylie crappie right into the boat

Terry Madewell

When the sun sinks into the western sky, night stalkers begin to prowl. They prepare for the evening onslaught and make careful preparations for their sneak attack on unwary victims. […]