Bass Fishing
Don’t hate the postspawn
Many bass fishermen dread the time immediately after bass spawn, referred to as the “post-spawn period.” While there are challenges, there are several really good patterns that emerge. […]
May 2014
Bass Fishing
Time for a herring high
We have had a cold winter and a very up-and-down spring, but there’s one thing that South Carolina bass fishermen can count on this month: May is the month of the herring bite. […]
Fishing
Smithwick Elite 8 Suspending Rogue
It wasn’t too long ago that the Elite 8, the eight best college basketball teams in the country playing in the NCAA’s “Big Dance,” were thrilling fans and television audiences in a hopeful waltz to the Final Four and, ultimately, to the title game at the center of every bracket in the U.S. […]
Fishing
Marine batteries 101
Learning that all batteries are not created equal can be an expensive lesson. Power your trolling motor with batteries designed to start your engine and they will last for weeks rather than years. […]
Freshwater Fishing
If it swims, it’s biting
There are times when almost anything worth catching is biting, and May is one of those months at Santee Cooper. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t miss May’s offering
May is an ideal time to be on a mountain trout stream. Wildflowers are in bloom, dogwoods and rhododendron are flowering and a multitude of mayfly, caddis and stonefly hatches are coming off — more hatches than any other time of the season. […]
Bass Fishing
I thought it was water, but it’s ‘snot’
A major problem for anglers at Tuckertown Lake isn’t finicky fish but a disgusting, smelly, lure-fouling substance that covers most of the shoreline wood and rocks and the lake’s bottom. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Shellcrackers are the rule, but a mixed creel is likely
Retired guide Doug Lown said that when fishing for shellcrackers around high spots that drop into deep water, catching multiple species is pretty common. […]
Bass Fishing
The story of the “Homer” color
Bass fishermen are creatures not so much of habit but of expedience. Another way of saying that is, “If it works, don’t mess with it.” […]
Freshwater Fishing
Shellcracker particulars
The shellcracker, also known as the redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus), is native to the southeastern United States but can be found all over North America. […]