Upstate SC Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Upstate angler catches 10-pound bass

Stephen Flook, Jr. of Greer, S.C. was using a Z-Man CrawZ on a 1/10-ounce jighead when a giant bass hit the lure during a recent trip on an Upstate lake. […]

Catching mountain trout on the Chattooga River

Brian Cope

South Carolina’s Chattooga River is stocked regularly with rainbow and brook trout. This river offers easy access and gives anglers a shot at lots of fish, including an occasional big one. […]

April brings great trout fishing to Carolinas

Robert Satterwhite

Beginning around the middle of March and continuing through May, mountain anglers enjoy some of the year’s best trout fishing. […]

S.C. hunter wins Bag-A-Buck grand prize

Dan Kibler

Preston Scott of Spartanburg, S.C. killed a big Upstate buck on Oct. 11, which led to him winning the Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck grand prize for the 2019-20 season. […]

January and Lake Jocassee mean big trout

Pat Robertson

South Carolina’s Lake Jocassee spits out a lot of big trout in January. […]

Greenville County, SC hunter kills 13-point buck

Pat Robertson

Bryce Hinton killed a massive 13-point buck in Greenville County, S.C. on Nov. 25, 2019. […]

Double blessings for Landrum, S.C. huntress

Brian Cope

Amy Bolick of Landrum, S.C. killed two bucks within minutes of each other during a Pickens County hunt on Nov. 19, 2019. […]

S.C.’s 2019 Upstate Bear Hunt netted 112 bears

Glenn Corley

During South Carolina’s 2019 Upstate Bear Hunt, hunters killed a total of 112 bears. […]

Get down deep for winter trout in mountain streams

L. Woodrow Ross

A large, dark shadow was visible in a bathtub-sized pool. The pool downstream from where I stood had produced several average-sized rainbow trout for quick release. The shadow was in a tiny pool upstream in the middle of a turbulent riffle. […]

Upstate deer hunter shot by another hunter

Brian Cope

And Upstate, S.C. hunter was shot on Nov. 14 after being mistaken as a deer by one of his hunting buddies, according to the SCDNR. […]

Bass bite heats up on SC’s Lake Jocassee as water cools

Pat Robertson

The cooling waters of November have the bass heating up on Lake Jocassee, and anglers are catching plenty, including some big ones. […]

Upstate deer hunter falls to his death

Brian Cope

Sixty-six-year-old Douglas Parton fell from a tree stand Monday during a hunt in Spartanburg County. He died from head injuries sustained in the fall. […]