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Spots downstream from obstructions that break the current can hold plenty of smallmouth, but the most aggressive fish may be on the “push” in front of a boulder.

Finding smallmouth on the New River

Tim Mead

Jim Kramer offered plenty of tips for locating New River smallmouth. […]

The New River gives up plenty of smallmouth, including an occasional fish that’s longer than 20 inches.

Quantity and quality

Tim Mead

There are lots of smallmouth in the New River, according to Jim Kramer and Roger Mabe. […]

Kevin Davis said to look for isolated cover in otherwise open water areas for August bass.

Bass blanket Lake Moultrie’s shallows, even in the August heat.

Terry Madewell

When Cecil Wolfe cranked the outboard, the fisherman with him burrowed into the seat of the big bass rig, ready for a fast ride through the cypress trees around the perimeter of Lake Moultrie. […]

North Carolina’s New River draws smallmouth anglers from all over.

Brand New Smallmouths – The New River in northwestern North Carolina is one of the state’s best spots to catch a nice smallmouth bass

Tim Mead

Fishermen who love the smallmouth bass travel widely, from the hills of northern Alabama to the Great Lakes to the wilds of Ontario, to catch their favorite fish. […]

Guide Chris Orvin has been catching plenty of hefty largemouth bass in Lake Moultrie where he can find baitfish being pushed around by the current caused by the influx of runoff.

Lake Moultrie bass bite gets jump-start from high water, current

Terry Madewell

All the water flooding into Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie has curtailed largemouth fishing in some areas, but not all. […]

Drifting cut bait in deep water will produce nice blue catfish on Lake Moultrie in July.

Turn to summer patterns

Terry Madewell

July is a month for consistency and patterns at both Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. […]

Channel catfish are supplying action at Lake Hickory, even for young anglers.

Lake Hickory channel catfish are in feeding mode

Craig Holt

If your fishing persuasion during July leans to night excursions for channel catfish, the place to be is Lake Hickory. […]

Anna Lee Davis and Sarah Felker show off some nice bass caught shallow at Lake Moultrie.

Bass fishing remains excellent on Lake Moultrie

Terry Madewell

Largemouth bass are in post-spawn mode and are still being caught in shallow water at Lake Moultrie. Both quality and quantity of fish are being caught in the shallow water areas of the lake.
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June is a great time to catch big catfish on either of the Santee Cooper lakes.

It’s hot, but so is fishing

Terry Madewell

Striper season officially shuts down from June through September, so the focus moves to other species, but there’s plenty of fish that continue to bite well throughout the summer. […]

Delayed-harvest trout streams in Northwestern North Carolina have been giving up some nice brown trout.

Avoid the rivers, head for the trout streams

Craig Holt

Heavy rains in recent weeks in the mountains have made fishing difficult in bigger rivers, but small-stream trout fishing, especially in delayed-harvest streams, has been good. […]