Another mild winter is keeping the fishing grounds open for business, and speckled trout continue to provide steady action for anglers in the Santee Delta and its neighboring waters, according Captain Gene Dickson of Delta Guide Service. […]
Wilson Creek is one of the jewels of North Carolina’s trout-fishing crown. Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Caldwell County, it is tucked in among the mountains of the Pisgah National Forest and supports, in various stretches, delayed-harvest and hatchery-supported waters, and several of its tributaries are designated as wild trout fisheries. […]
For most fishermen, Wilson Creek is a numbers stream, with plenty of fish available. If you’re targeting bigger trout, you just need to change tactics slightly, according to angler Squeaky Smith. […]
In addition to fly fishing for Wilson Creek trout, spinning gear is also a good option. […]
Bass fishermen have taken a distinct “shine” to largemouth lately on Lake Marion. The use of live bait, specifically shiners, is producing both quality and quantity of largemouth bass. […]
Cold weather certainly doesn’t end good fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes; it actually triggers some outstanding fishing for some species — and the blue catfish is right at the top of that list. […]
Santee Cooper was once world famous as THE place to go for freshwater striped bass, but the historic highs of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie fell to unprecedented lows for years. […]
The increase in the number of stripers in the Santee Cooper lakes is welcome news to fishermen and biologists alike, but there are differences of opinions on what the next step in management should be. […]
It’s hard to predict when stripers’, upriver migration will begin since the biggest female fish are the ones most likely to spawn and that’s the size striper fishermen like to target. Much depends on water temperature during the winter. […]
The shift to colder water temperatures and colder weather this month doesn’t put an end to fishing on Santee Cooper. For some species, the action is really heating up as the water temperature drops. […]
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