South Central NC Archives - Page 80 of 124

A good, low-tide flat will hold water on even the lowest of negative tides or redfish will not use it.

Some good spots for May redfish

Many of the most popular fish-holding spots are highlighted on the Top Spot map N233 covering Hilton Head to St. Helena Sound, a favorite tool of area fishermen. […]

Capt. Jack Brown’s “electric chicken” redfish flies are a great substitute for — and imitation of — a jighead and soft-plastic trailer.

A good redfish fly

John Gribb

Many years ago. Capt. Jack Brown came up with what has become a very popular Clouser-style fly for catching redfish year-round. […]

A good hookset is needed to drive the point through the hard, bony mouth of a redfish.

Making the hook stick

John Gribb

Once you have successfully fooled the wily redfish into striking your bait or lure, it’s a nice idea to make the hook stay in his jaw until you land it. […]

Ponds on Bear Island WMA are managed by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and provide great fishing for freshwater and saltwater species alike.

Bear Island ponds are tops

Brian Cope

Bear Island Wildlife Management Area is situated between the Ashepoo River and the Edisto River. […]

Redfish have broke out of big schools into smaller pods and are hitting both natural and artificial baits.

Good numbers of ‘gator trout’ being caught in Charleston waters

Brian Cope

Anglers fishing the inshore waters around Charleston are having good luck with three different species of fish – with a fourth one just starting to show up. […]

Crappie are biting just about any lure anglers can throw at the Yadkin River lakes.

Crappie on fire, bass biting on Yadkin system reservoirs

Craig Holt

Nearly every species of gamefish is biting at the Yadkin chain of lakes now — especially crappie and largemouth bass. […]

Capt. Jimmy Skinner of Edisto Beach catches plenty of redfish on live bait.

Video gives tips for fishing cut bait for South Carolina redfish

Phillip Gentry

Despite the best marketing attempts of lure manufacturers, casting soft-plastic baits is not the only way to catch redfish. […]

Guide Joel Richardson has been catching plenty of bass on their beds lately -- most of them males guarding fry -- but he's catching an occasional late-spawning female.

Harris bass spawn mostly done, but keep fishing those beds

Dusty Wilson

Female largemouth bass at Shearon Harris Lake have mostly spawned out and left male bass guarding the fry that’s hatched out, and while many fishermen dread this time, guide Joel Richardson of Kernersville isn’t one of them. He’s catching them. […]

Redfish are relative homebodies; until they’re large enough to spawn, they rarely leave a basic area.

Lowcountry 411 – Take these tips and catch Lowcountry redfish all the time, anytime.

John Gribb

Redfish are easy.Some freshwater anglers, especially those who focus on cold-water trout, disdainfully quip that “Catching bass is easy; anyone can catch one.” […]

The author caught this spunky largemouth bass in the upper reaches of the Ashepoo River in Colleton County.

Something for Everyone – Freshwater, saltwater fish abound along Colleton County’s Ashepoo River

Brian Cope

Originating under the moss-draped trees of the black-water swamps outside Walterboro in Colleton County, the Ashepoo River flows approximately 42 miles before emptying into St. Helena Sound. […]