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Small spinning lures such as Beetle Spins are deadly on Edisto River sunfish, especially redbreasts. Ultralight spinning tackle makes casting easier and makes the fights memorable.

Dance a jig for Edisto bass

One of Billy Garner’s favorite ways to catch largemouth bass on the Edisto River is a dying art that many of today’s anglers have never heard of, much less tried. […]

Billy Garner’s jiggerpoling technique catches plenty of Edisto River largemouth bass, and his wood-strip boats are perfect vessels for that style of fishing.

“You can do anything out of an aluminum boat or fiberglass boat that you can do from a wooden boat,” said Billy Garner of Ridgeville, “but the nostalgia anda beauty of a wooden boat are what attract most people to strip boats.” […]

Redfish, along with speckled trout and bonnethead sharks, are making summer fishing trips great for a lot of anglers in the Charleston area.

Inshore action in Charleston has been as hot as the weather

Brian Cope

Saltwater anglers looking for some hot action are finding it around Charleston. Redfish, trout and bonnethead sharks are eagerly biting a variety of baits throughout the inlets, creeks, and jetties of the Holy City. […]

Badin Lake’s cooler, clearer, deeper water means hot summer bass-fishing

Craig Holt

Badin Lake has cooler, cleaner, and deeper water than any other lake on the Yadkin River chain, and that means it’s the place to be for bass anglers in the summertime. […]

Capt. Rick Percy said redfish and a handful of other inshore species have been very active in the waters around Fripp Island.

Fripp Island anglers getting plenty of inshore action

Brian Cope

Anglers in the Fripp Island area are catching big numbers of a variety of species on a wide array of baits. Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters said on some days, he catches trout, redfish and black drum all from the same fishing holes. And that’s not all that’s biting. […]

Todd Harris of Clemmons won the BFL tournament on High Rock this past Sunday by fishing his best docks later in the day.

Clemmons angler rings dinner bell for High Rock bass

Tony Garitta

Todd Harris of Clemmons took advantage of the “dinner bell bite” to win the June 21 Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament at High Rock Lake. […]

Weighed several hours too late to win the Thirsty Fish Shark Tournament, this 14-foot tiger shark was still the biggest hit at the dock.

Enormous tiger shark caught out of Edisto

Phillip Gentry

This past Saturday, Frampton Ferguson and his crew won the Edisto Shark Tournament out of Edisto Island with a massive, 482-pound tiger shark. […]

Look for weed lines or other kinds of floating structure, but stay away from artificial reefs or wrecks when targeting dolphin because of the number of other predators that will be on hand.

Stay away from reefs

Jeff Burleson

During the spring and early summer, dolphin migrate from Florida to the mid-Atlantic states. Typically, they travel along the edge of the Gulf Stream, they but will move into shallow water to recharge on the abundant baitfish. […]

Big numbers of dolphin can be caught from one school by keeping a hooked fish in the water just behind the stern of the boat.

String ’em on!

Jeff Burleson

Dolphin, especially at smaller sizes, will in tight schools to protect themselves from larger predators, and fishermen can take advantage of these instinctive traits to put a limit of 10 fish in the boat in relatively little time. […]

Redfish can be caught on a variety of rigs and baits, like a leadhead jig and live mud minnow.

Getting rigged for slammers

Brian Cope

When fishing for any of the species that make up the inshore slam, some anglers use the same equipment and some vary slightly. […]