Freshwater Fishing
Playing field statistics
Construction of the Tar River Reservoir was completed in 1971. The reservoir’s high-water elevation is 125 feet above mean sea level. […]
May 2012
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Cover: May 2012 (NC)
Spanish mackerel swarm the waters off Little River, while Lake Gaston bass are just waiting to be caught. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Hatch match for spring trout
Most South Carolina freestone streams do not support prolific insect hatches — the Chattooga River may be the exception — but most streams support some level of aquatic insect life. […]
Hunting
Grow Big Fish:
Not only will the succession of spawns continue as the water warms incrementally, aquatic vegetation will begin to grow at the same rate — if not faster. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Low water levels may promote crappie growth
The Tar River Reservoir is one of the very few lakes in the coastal plain that have no size or creel limit for crappie. […]
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Cover: May 2012 (NC) – Freshwater
Spanish mackerel swarm the waters off Little River, while Lake Gaston bass are just waiting to be caught. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Recipes for hot spring patterns
Z-Wing Caddis Pupa — This pattern can be tied in sizes 12 to 18, but for spring, 18 would be a better choice, especially on the Chattooga. Use alone or as dropper with another nymph pattern or with a dry fly. […]
Hunting
Get that dove food in the ground soon for early hunts
With the exception of South Carolina’s Aug. 15 deer season in the Lowcountry, Labor Day weekend is the official beginning of hunting season in the Carolinas. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Double down
When fishing a slip-float rig near a dock, a pair of anglers should begin by fishing their minnows at two different depths. […]
Bass Fishing
‘City Limits’ paddling
The spring run of striped bass that makes its way up river from the Santee-Cooper lakes into the Congaree River offers a chance at some prime “city limits fishing” in Columbia that would make even Mike Iaconelli envious. […]