South Central NC Archives - Page 41 of 124

Dave Miller shows off the 12 1/2-pound bass he caught over the weekend in a lowcountry pond. "The photos don't do it justice," said guide Mike McSwain.

Lowcountry angler catches 12.5-pound bass, and captures it on video

Mike McSwain of Broad River Smallmouth said he’s hoping to get back on the Broad soon, but the water is currently too high to fish it. […]

Its heyday may have been the 1990s, but Jordan Lake still turns out plenty of huge bass, as Jonathan Phillips understands.

Reaction time – March is time to get a reaction bite from Jordan Lake’s prespawn largemouth bass

Dusty Wilson

March madness is a different ailment for different people. For some, it’s a need for the heated rivalries between the college basketball teams they love and love to hate. For others, it’s the heating up of the shallow waters at B. Everett Jordan Lake south of the Raleigh-Durham area. […]

Big slabs like this one are taken with long lines from Tillery before fish make a big move to the shallows.

Stick Lake Tillery crappie

Tony Garitta

Niorwood’s David Diggs fishes year-round for crappie at Lake Tillery, and he knows that March rates as a prime month for catching large slabs at the Yadkin River impoundment. […]

Schooling redfish are wary, but they can be caught if you approach them the right way.

Catch schooling redfish in the Lowcountry

Brian Cope

The South Carolina lowcountry, like much of the Carolinas, is experiencing some strange weather for February. […]

Haddrell's Point Tackle in Mt. Pleasant is hosting the 2016 Shallow Water Fishing Expo at the Omar Shrine Temple on Feb 27-28.

Shallow Water Fishing Expo highlights products, techniques of inshore angling

Brian Cope

How would you like to go to one place and see all the new shallow water fishing tackle and boats, and learn techniques from some of the top anglers in the country? […]

Winter reds will pull up on flooded, high-tide flats to search for food, where they’re less pressured and likely to bite when a meal is presented.

Don’t avoid winter flood tides

Jeff Burleson

Winter trips for redfish are some of the most-popular outdoor activities for anglers with salt running through their blood. No matter how cold or nasty it gets, diehard anglers will make it to the water. […]

While fishing with Capt. Robbie Burr of Pee Dee Fishing Adventures, Craig Bennett caught and released this 70-pound blue catfish at Blewett Falls Lake.

N. Wilkesboro angler catches 70-pound catfish at Blewett Falls

Dusty Wilson

When guide Robbie Burr of Wadesboro prepares for a catfish charter, he gives his clients the choice of filling their coolers with eating-size fish or spending the day chasing trophies, and that decision tells him where they’re fishing. […]

Brennan Mahoney holds up a nice redfish caught on a recent DIG Charters trip.

Catch more schooling redfish with these tips

Brian Cope

Redfish are traveling in schools in the Charleston area, and anglers are finding them willing to bite as long as the fish don’t feel too crowded, and as long as the anglers have more patience than normal. […]

Don’t ignore high water when planning a trip to Georgetown for winter reds.

Don’t aim too low – Low tide isn’t the only tide to target winter redfish around Georgetown

Jeff Burleson

When February rolls around in South Carolina’s tidal marshes, the pressure is on for redfish. With groceries scarce and hundreds of anglers ready to rip some lips, they become easy targets for those using the correct tactics. […]

Using planer boards allows fishermen trolling lures or slow-trolling live baits to cover a much wider area on either side of the boat.

Planer boards adapt well for striped bass

Craig Holt

Maynard Edwards is one of North Carolina’s supreme tinkerers when it comes to discovering new and effective fishing techniques. […]