March 2020 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Monticello blues is a great tune for March catfish

You have to be ready for Lake Monticello’s blue catfish when they go on the move in March, according to William Attaway, who guides on the South Carolina reservoir. […]

Lake Murray stripers move shallow in March

Pat Robertson

If your goal is to catch a trophy striper, March is probably the best month to go after a big one on South Carolina’s Lake Murray, according to guide Brad Taylor. It’s also a good month to fill a daily limit, he added. […]

Will Kokanee salmon thrive In NC’s mountain lakes?

Robert Satterwhite

Nantahala Lake in the far-western North Carolina counties of Clay and Macon contains the usual assortment of gamefish — bass, walleye, trout and bream — but one exception makes it unique. Nantahala is the only lake in the Southeast with Kokanee salmon, a species more identified with far western and northern states. […]

Targeting panfish from a plastic boat

Phillip Gentry

Kayak anglers looking for an early spring bite will find it from a variety of panfish in waterways across the Carolinas. […]

Don’t miss the start of spring speckled trout action

Jeff Burleson

Warming water and available baitfish signal the start of speckled trout fishing in the Carolinas this month. […]

March busts out at Santee Cooper lakes

Terry Madewell

March is known for blustery weather, but it also ushers in big-fish season for several species. The heralded prespawn striper run is under way, and these fish are on a mission to spawn, packing many of the heaviest stripers into the upper end of Lake Marion. […]