Bass Fishing
Not all the lake’s a stage
March means prespawn bass fishing across South Carolina, with maybe a few fish spawning late in the month, but it’s the best prespawn month and big-fish month. […]
March 2016
Inshore Fishing
Fishing with a bow is fun and challenging
Fishing with a bow is a lot like hunting, and it’s especially challenging when it’s done from a kayak. […]
Bass Fishing
Storm Wiggle Warts
The importance of realistic, crawfish patterns is well known to Bassmaster Elite pro, and Brandon Palaniuk proved it on his way to finishing second in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake in Oklahoma. […]
Fishing
Phone-in boat control
There seems to be no end to the number of ways smartphones and tablets can help us. Just about the time I thought I couldn’t be surprised by another smart-electronics revelation, I discovered that they can now operate a bow-mounted trolling motor. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tar River Reservoir has history of record-breaking white crappie
In 2010, two Nashville, N.C. anglers set state records for white crappie at Tar River Reservoir. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Jig size may matter more than color to crappie, veteran angler says.
Selecting the correct jig size depends on the conditions, with wind and water depth major players. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Follow post-spawn crappie back to deep water the same way you followed them into the shallows
Millions of words are written annually about the process of catching crappie as they move out of deep water toward the spring spawn. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Beware of minnow-eating white perch
White perch have taken hold in many South Carolina lakes, and it’s not uncommon for crappie fishermen to run into them in pretty good numbers, especially in the weeks before slabs really leave deep water and head for the banks. […]
Freshwater Fishing
White perch: the best bait for Lake Wylie catfish
In the span of 30 years, the white perch’s range has increased from coastal rivers to just about every freshwater reservoir and river drainage in the Carolinas. […]
Bass Fishing
Give a flip — or a pitch — to the bushes for prespawn bass
One of the most-productive methods for triggering a reaction strike from a bass is to drop an intruder into his hiding spot when he’s in ambush mode. […]