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Deep brush, fish attractors producing plenty of slab crappie at Lake Moultrie
At a time of year when some anglers begin to cool off on crappie fishing, the slabs are figuratively “on fire” at Santee Cooper’s Lake Moultrie. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
November great month for stripers, crappie, and largemouth at Santee Cooper
Despite the cooling weather in November, the fishing action seems to just simply get better for a variety of species on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]
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Deep-brush crappie bite has been unbelievable good on Lake Marion, guide says
The past several weeks have seen the crappie fishing hit a fall peak on Lake Marion, according to guide Buster Rush. […]
Bass Fishing
Welcome back, stripers
The striper fishing on both Santee Cooper lakes, closed for four months, opens on Oct. 1, and many Santee Cooper fishermen celebrate it as many would any dove or deer opener. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Marion bass fishing is off the charts, especially topwater action
The fall largemouth bass fishing is on fire at Lake Marion, and bass are literally exploding in the upper half of the lake. […]
Ducks
Surprising arrival of teal makes early duck season a good one on Yadkin River
If often seems that North Carolina’s waterfowl seasons are too early or too late to match up with migrating waterfowl. The birds stall up north due to warm weather or push south in between the staggered seasons, so hunters can’t get to them. […]
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Santee Cooper striper season opens with a flourish
The striper fishing on both Santee Cooper lakes, closed for four months, opened on Oct. 1, and for many fishermen it was as celebrated an opening day as any dove or deer opener. And many were rewarded for their effort. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A bream doubleheader
Bluegills and shellcrackers are collectively lumped into the category of bream, and these are the favorite target of many Sparkleberry Swamp anglers. Even though these are two different species of fish, they do hang out together, and anglers often catch them both in the same area, especially in shallow water. […]
Freshwater Fishing
No need to get lost again
Many of the flooded trees in Sparkleberry Swamp are decorated with license plates, signs and paint markings, showing routes that lead to places only those who placed them know. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Drop me a line
Setting trotlines is Ken Nutter’s preferred way of catching catfish in Sparkleberry Swamp, but he warns other anglers to know the laws governing these devices. […]