AHQ Report - Lake Wateree
Whether he is fishing at home on Lake Wateree or travelling on the road, tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden spends a lot of time throwing a jig. His go-to jigs are made by Buckeye Lures of Augusta, Georgia, and depending on the situation he throws either the Football Mop Jig or the standard Mop Jig. […]
The first event of the Carolinas Bass Challenge 2015 South Carolina Division season is in the books, and as expected tournament director Brett Collins hosted a superb tournament to officially kick off the fourth year of this mega-trail for weekend anglers. 173 boats and 374 anglers were part of the event where more than $40,000.00 […]
Winter Catfishing on Lake Wateree with Captain Rodger Taylor In December of 2008 I went on my first “serious” catfishing trip – a guided trip with Captain Rodger Taylor on Lake Wateree. Since then I have fished Lake Wylie twice with Rodger, and he has given me periodic fishing reports on both major Catawba Chain […]
This article was originally published on December 14, 2008. To view the original comments to the article visit: http://messageboard.scfishingreport.com/viewtopic.php?f=376&t=1475. _______________________ Friday, December 14 was a cold crisp morning, and even though it was technically still late fall it felt like winter. It’s not every day that you get to fish with a state record holder, but I was […]
The Southern Crappie Tournament Trail will have its final tournament of the 2012/2013 season on Lake Greenwood next Saturday, February 16. The State Championship “OPEN” Tournament is open to the public with no membership fee and a $100.00 entry fee, and registration and weigh-in will take place at Charlie B’s. Registration will take place from […]
Last year I was fortunate enough to go on a Lake Wateree crappie fishing trip with Southern Crappie Tournament Trail fishermen and Wateree master crappie angler Will Hinson. Our trip did not disappoint, and we caught several limits of crappie using his preferred warm-water techniques of fishing around brush piles and targeting bridges. Crappie are […]
When I call my contacts for fishing updates and reports, from time to time I will be told that they don’t have a new report for me. Occasionally a tackle store will tell me that it has received few reports on a particular species recently, a guide will tell me that he has not been […]
This article was originally published on April 15, 2009, following a successful spring season for Dearal Rodgers on Lake Wateree. That same year Dearal went on to be the 2009 FLW Co-Angler of the Year last year, but of more importance to Lake Wateree fishermen he had just won two straight CATT tournaments on Lake […]
When South Carolina anglers think of our state’s premier blue catfish fisheries Lakes Marion and Moultrie, Lake Monticello, and Lake Wateree probably come to mind. But there is another lake that Captain Rodger Taylor believes should be on the short list, if it is not already. With good tributary rivers and a defined channel, major […]
Lake Greenwood is on Fire: Catfishing on Lake Greenwood with Captain Chris Simpson When I went fishing with Captain Chris Simpson for trophy blue catfish on Lake Monticello, we anchored down and waited patiently for the big bite. It was an exciting waiting game, because nothing and nobody can tell a giant blue catfish what to […]