Lake Wylie Archives - Page 7 of 8

Mark Stephens (left) and Hunter Hicks won the Carolina Bass Challege on Lake Wylie with more than 23 pounds, taking home $10,500.

Wind, snow don’t bother Lake Wylie pair in big tournament win

Blowing snow greeted the 187 teams on March 2 when the South Carolina division of the Carolinas Bass Challenge visited Lake Wylie. […]

Guide Rusty White said bass have moved up into shallow, stained water in creeks and coves on the lower end of Lake Wylie and are hitting a variety of baits.

Look in stained, shallow water and find the mother lode of Lake Wylie bass

Terry Madewell

The dingy waters of Lake Wylie have had a profound but positive impact on the lake’s largemouth bass. […]

Guide Rusty White said Lake Wylie bass have moved into the shallows mid-way back in creeks and are hitting a variety of baits.

Go shallow and dingy for Lake Wylie bass, guide says

Terry Madewell

The dingy waters of Lake Wylie have had a profound but positive impact on the lake’s largemouth bass. Fish are in the shallows and are being caught in quality sizes and excellent numbers. […]

For pro fisherman Mike Parrott, shooting boat docks at Lake Wylie is a way to get away from the heavy artillery of tournament fishing.

Plinking Crappie — Get Lake Wylie slabs out from under docks

Phillip Gentry

Slowly motoring up to a marina in the South Fork River, Mike Parrot cut the controls and eased his trolling motor into the water. A past Crappie Masters national champion from Charlotte, Parrott leaves behind his “heavy artillery” when he’s fishing for fun on home waters of Lake Wylie. […]

Guide Jerry Neeley has been catching plenty of nice slab crappie on recent trips to Lake Wylie.

Crappie fishing picking up at Lake Wylie

Craig Holt

As February progresses, winter is beginning to loosen its grip a day at a time, and random good-weather days are allowing anglers to catch limits of fish. […]

Mike Robertson shows off a big blue catfish he caught fishing with Capt. Rodger Taylor.

Catfish action picking up on Lake Wylie, might get better

Terry Madewell

The winter catfish bite on Lake Wylie has turned on, and a lot of chunky fish are being caught. […]

Crappies are providing most of the action at Lake Wylie near Charlotte.

Lake Wylie crappie action great for last page on calendar

Craig Holt

If you’re a Charlotte-area fishermen, your best option in early December is to head for Lake Wylie with crappie in mind. […]

Rodger Taylor caught this nice flathead catfish from Lake Wylie.

Catfish ‘grand slam’ available at Lake Wylie

Terry Madewell

Catching all three of the major catfish species — channels, blues and flatheads – in one evening, is not something that can be done at random, but it can certainly be accomplished at Lake Wylie right now. […]

Jeff Taylor, son of Rodger Taylor of Catfish On guide service, landed this monster flathead on a recent fishing trip. The fish tipped the scales at 33.6 pounds and was the biggest fish the youngster has ever caught.

Lake Wylie catfish bite great at night, especially for big flatheads

Matt Coffey

Summertime brings about a lot of traditions, and fishing for catfish at night is one of them. This time of year, there’s no better place to land a lunker cat than Lake Wylie. […]

Josh Warren was bass fishing when hauled this huge catfish out of Lake Wylie on Sunday after it hit a jig.

Shallow-water catfish bite great at Lake Wylie thanks to high water levels

Matt Coffey

Josh Warren and his buddy Tyler Watts were out for what they thought would be just another day of bass fishing this past Sunday on Lake Wylie. […]