Lowcountry SC Archives - Page 36 of 39

Big largemouth bass live along the banks of South Carolina’s Edisto River, where a well-presented lure can fool them into striking.

Jigger-poling for Edisto bass

Jigger-poling seems to be a lost art among bass anglers, but it was once a fairly popular way of catching a limit of bucketmouths on South Carolina’s Edisto River. […]

Gerald Foster of Seneca killed this big 8-point buck at Botany Bay WMA near Edisto Island.

Seneca hunter kills trophy 8-point buck at Botany Bay WMA

Glenn Corley

Gerald Foster of Seneca, S.C. and some friends have been drawn to hunt several different Wildlife Management Area (WMA) properties over the last 10 years. Foster said that Botany Bay is probably the most beautiful and now, his all-time favorite. […]

This big buck surprised Julie Cook during a hunt in St. Matthews. The 14-point trophy had never been spotted on her trail cameras and was bigger than anything she'd ever seen while hunting.

Gaston huntress kills multiple drop-tine 14-point buck

Brian Cope

Julie Cook of Gaston, S.C. has never considered herself a trophy hunter. She’s never been opposed to the idea of it, but she’s just never been in a position to shoot a trophy where she hunts around St. Matthews. […]

If you locate a school of trout, you can easily catch multiple fish by casting a jighead dressed with a soft-plastic lure.

Some Lowcountry places to find fall trout

John Gribb

In the Port Royal Sound area, anglers generally choose the landing where SC 170 crosses the Chechessee River or the Broad River, depending on where they will fish. […]

A weighted fly fished on sinking, shooting-head line, is a great choice for fly-rod fishermen who want to target speckled trout.

Take trout on topwater or on the fly

John Gribb

Many saltwater anglers also fish freshwater for bass and love throwing hard-bodied plugs and soft plastics, especially those that work on or very near the surface and draw splashy, exciting strikes. […]

Guide Shannon O’Quinn has literally hundreds of spots that hold November speckled trout in the waters around his home base of Beaufort, S.C.

It’s trout time – Take time to target shallow Carolina specks in November.

John Gribb

With November comes the best shallow-water speckled trout fishing of the year, and after a few mild winters, the fish are healthy, fat and plentiful. As the water cools, specks are active, schooled up and gorging themselves in anticipation of cold, winter weather. […]