Features
Lake Murray’s pre-spawn striper bonanza
If you want to catch big stripers, April is the time, and Lake Murray is the place. […]
Midlands SC
Features
The Wateree Range
The Wateree Range is one of the SCDNR’s newest ranges, and it’s about to expand in a big way. […]
Newsletters
Carlen Branham’s Sumter County gobbler
Carlen Branham killed this bird opening morning of Youth Day at 7:58 a.m. He shot the gobbler in Sumter County, SC. […]
Features
Lake Wateree is a striper wonderland
Lake Wateree offers excellent striper fishing year-round, and it’s an often overlooked lake for the species. […]
Catfish
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. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Lake Murray stripers move shallow in March
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. […]
Columns
Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park is a great place to get away from it all, and to combine paddling with camping. […]
Fishing
Two anglers drown in Wateree River
A fun day of fishing turned tragic for two men on March 8, 2025 in the tailrace section of the Wateree River near Lugoff, SC. […]
Columns
The one that got away
Was it wrong of me to blame my brother for the first fish of many that got away from me? […]
Deer
Sumter, SC man loses $132,000 judgement for killing hunting dog
A Sumter, SC man, William Gray, was ordered to pay $132,000 for killing a hunting dog in 2023. The dog was owned by Ernest Causey. […]