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Guide Buster Rush can load up a stringer with big crappie by fishing a series of several brush piles in deep water.

Stalk fall Santee slabs – Sample Lake Marion’s great fall crappie action

The long rod bowed into a deep, inverted “U” as another slab crappie was swung aboard the boat. Guide Buster Rush grabbed his client’s fish and sized it up. […]

This 800+ pound gator was taken near Pack's Landing by Chad Huffman and friends.

Big gator killed by Pack’s Landing hunting party on Santee

Brian Cope

Chad Huffman of Greer killed the second gator of his life last week, but this one was much different than his first one, which he killed in 2011. “That first one was about nine-and-a-half feet long, but he didn’t weigh much at all in comparison to this one,” said Huffman. […]

In the fall, big stringers of bull bream can be caught around the same deep brush piles where crappie are lurking.

September: a full plate

Terry Madewell

Fish are biting in the Santee Cooper lakes, but we’re at the time of year when some of the best hunting in South Carolina takes place as well. […]

Joe Dennis said that bridge pilings and dock and pier posts will hold plenty of bass on the Cooper River.

Man-made structure great for Cooper River bass

Terry Madewell

Guide Joe Dennis of Bonneau said that although quite appealing to the eye, the abundance of natural cover on the Cooper River prevents fishermen from fishing the man-made objects that seem to attract bass in droves. […]

Bob Matthews of Ladson said high water is only a temporary problem when fishing the Santee River during the fall.

High water refreshes bass populations

Terry Madewell

Bob Matthews of Ladson said high water in rivers is not always a bad thing for anglers, especially in the long run. […]

September means lot of fishing action on Santee Cooper

Lots of angling options on Santee Cooper this month

Terry Madewell

The fishing action on the Santee Cooper lakes takes a turn for the better this month. The action may not be smoking-hot on every species, but the general trend is toward improved fishing for most. […]

A white Fluke-style bait is a killer on the Santee and Cooper rivers for schooling largemouth bass in fall.

River-run bass – Santee Cooper means more than just two big lakes; the rivers of the same name offer great bass fishing.

Terry Madewell

September is a sensational month for an assortment of outdoor activities, but one that’s often overlooked is river fishing for largemouth bass in the coastal plain. […]

Wyn Mullins enjoys catches like this of big, bull bream in the Cooper River through the summer.

Learn this four-letter word for catching big Cooper River bream: deep

Terry Madewell

August may not rate high as prime time to catch bull bream, but it may be time to do some deep thinking and reconsider. […]

Fly fishing with terrestrials and topwater poppers are producing a lot of smallmouth bass for New River anglers.

Cool New River is producing some hot smallmouth bass action

Craig Holt

Anglers who want to escape North Carolina’s summer heat and catch fish might consider a float-fishing trip at the state’s northwestern corner, at least that’s the idea presented by guide Marty Shaffner of Elkin, who said his clients have been catching plenty of smallmouth bass on the New River. […]