Northwest NC Archives - Page 47 of 54

Brooke Knotts hauls aboard a nice bream; she's looking forward to the full moon on May 5 for great action.

Santee Cooper bream already heating up

Nothing says springtime like bream fishing, and opportunities for catching these tasty panfish are plentiful, especially on Santee Cooper’s Lake Marion. […]

Fishing shallow cover is the ideal tactic for largemouth bass and several other species in April.

‘Awesome’ April arrives

Terry Madewell

If “Madness” was the word for March, then “Awesome” will be the word for April in terms of fishing success on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

Plenty of anglers overlook big catfish as a shallow-water target in the spring because they’re concentrating on bass and crappie.

It all breaks loose in March

Terry Madewell

The fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes begins to come together in frantic fashion in March. Despite often unpredictable weather, the fishing is predictable: look for fish in shallow water. […]

A kayak-bound fishermen can paddle from spot to spot on the upper end of Lake Marion, taking a crappie from every cypress tree or visible brushpile.

Paddle up some slabs

Phillip Gentry

Styles of fishing change over time. Seldom does the way Grandpa did it still prevail. […]

Most of the crappie in Kerr Reservoir in March will be found on deep structure.

Lake of the Month: Kerr Reservoir

Craig Holt

John H. Kerr Reservoir once had the reputation as a top-drawer lake to catch largemouth bass, striped bass and catfish. […]

This catfish weighed more than 136 pounds, and would have been the state-record blue cat had it been caught on hook and line. Because it was caught with a trotline, it's not eligible for the South Carolina fishing record book.

SC’s biggest blue catfish not eligible for state fishing records

Pat Robertson

When commercial fishermen Leland Selph and Jimmy Dowling started checking their 150-hook trotline in Lake Moultrie on Feb. 7, they knew they had hooked a really big catfish. […]

A spinnerbait can be a dynamite lure later in the month as the water warms, and largemouth bass begin to stir and move toward the shallows.

Better stay on the move

Terry Madewell

Several species of fish in Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie are on the move this month, which typically begins with some of the coldest water temperatures of the year. […]

Guide Kevin Davis admires a wintertime Lake Moultrie blue catfish.

Lake of the Month: Lake Moultrie

Jeff Samsel

From an above-water vantage, it all looks the same. A 60,000-bowl, Lake Moultrie has minimal visible cover, except around its edges. Beneath the surface, though, the story changes. […]

Pam Styers of Yadkinville killed one of the county’s widest-rack whitetail bucks in early December.

Wide-racked monster buck falls to female Yadkin hunter

Craig Holt

Pam Styers of Yadkinville has been a hunter for seven years and has harvested several whitetail deer. […]

Crested floating heart is an exotic plant that can grow quickly, shade out native vegetation and take over a lake system.

More good than bad

Terry Madewell

January begins a new year and is a great month to discuss the overall condition of our lakes, especially since it seems to be very good and improving. […]