Upstate SC Archives - Page 22 of 26

Big baits means big Clarks Hill stripers

Guide Tony Shepherd said catching a trophy striper is a distinct possibility on any given day in the spring, but he’s developed a method to single out huge fish […]

Bonus bass make for a spring slam

Pat Robertson

The primary targets for Lake Hartwell’s early dawn, red-bank fishing are hybrids and stripers, but bonus spotted and largemouth bass can turn a great morning of fishing into a springtime slam. […]

Patience is not a virtue

Pat Robertson

Fishing success often depends on being patient. You put your lines out, wait — and hope for a bite. But not when fishing the spring hybrid/striper feeding frenzy on Lake Hartwell. […]

Red clay will make your day

Pat Robertson

Location. Location. Location. The key to success for this springtime striper-hybrid fishing bonanza is a red clay bank on a gently sloping point, Hamilton said. […]

Running together, Clarks Hill stripers, hybrids make for great spring action

Terry Madewell

Guide Brad Sasser said late March and April are excellent for catching both stripers and hybrids at Clarks Hill Lake, and that’s not necessarily a year-round pattern. […]

Fresh, live bait is critical

Terry Madewell

Live bait is a part of most successful fishing trips for striped bass at Clarks Hill Lake this month, and guide Tony Shepherd said the quality of that bait can make or break a trip. […]

Fast and furious – Striper, hybrid bass action

Pat Robertson

It is nighttime — the crack of dawn is still and hour or more away — and South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell is dark. Chip Hamilton points the bow of his striper boat straight at the bank of a point jutting out into the lake and revs the engine briefly to drive the front of the boat up on the bank. […]