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 […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. our teams came to the scales with hopes of having the biggest fish of the night but Rob Johnson’s 5.10 pounder took the big fish money. Congratulations to the team of James Clemmons and Rich Carson with the tournament win. They were able to scrap […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information: We had 49 boats show up for the Thursday Night Tournament on August 7th. What a good showing and we appreciate all the fishermen that come out and support the Thursday Night Tournament Trail. No one could have ask for better weather to be on […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. 8/22/13 There is a saying “100 % of the fish are in 10 % of the lake”. Most of us can seem to find that 10%. Rick Carson and James Clemmons are not having any problem finding the fish. They brought in 5 fish that […]

The summertime tough bite was upon the guys last week. When two thirds of the field does not weigh in, the fishing is tough. As with every week one or two teams will figure the fish out and bring in the weight. Congratulations to Jarod Kimak and Tim Sabella as they did just that. They […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information… ————– If you like to fish and you are not fishing the with us on Thursday night, you are missing out on a fun tournament. The Thursday Night Tournament Trail is not expensive, it’s short and it is a blast. We are into the final […]

Thanks to tournament director Gaston Erwin for results and information. Had a good crowd show back up Thursday Night. The muddy water has pushed through and the lake has cleared back up. Congratulation to Ben Ruebel and Walt Brysick with the win. They brought 14.35 lbs to the scales which was enough to beat out […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for information and results. _________________ What an awesome night to do anything. Beautiful weather, cool temperatures and a strawberry moon. Due to the good weather we had 45 boats show up to compete for the win. Congratulations to Hunter Hick who took the win by almost 2 lbs over […]

Thanks to tournament director Gaston Erwin for information and results. When the weather man is predicting stormy weather, the fishing crowd grows small. It turned out to be a good night of fishing and a few of the guys were able to find the bigger fish. Congratulation to Gray Bennett with the win. His 14.50 […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. ___________________ The summer fishing has arrived. Wake boarders surfing behind the wake boats (dangest thing I have ever seen) with the air fill with the beat of their stereos. Bass boats zinging up and down the lake. Pontoons cruising and jet skies weaving around them […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. The shad spawn is in full swing and they are all over the banks and so are the bass. A buss bait, spinnerbait, and small crankbait all seem to catch fish. The lake has settled down from all the rain we had last week and […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information… Thursday night was an obstacle course trying to maneuver around the floating debris. You could literally fish around boat docks and matted grass in the middle of the lake. Congratulations to Casey West and John Eisenhour. They were able to maneuver around enough debris and […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. _____________ Finally a good night to go fishing. The lake is full, the moon was full and the skies were clear. Of course we are creatures of comfort. If we can get the temperature to warm up a little more at night. The fish are […]

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 […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. The Thursday Night Tournament Trail Championship was held Friday and Saturday nights 9-7-12 and 9-8-12. We got it all started with a hot dog supper sponsored by Lake Wylie Bait and Tackle on Thursday evening with the pre-registration. There was 44 boats qualified for the […]

Well the fish will be able to rest for a while. Thursday night was the last regular tournament for this year. We have the championship on Friday and Saturday night Sept. 7th and 8th to close out the year. This is a two night tournament with the combine weights of both nights to determine the […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. The fishing is still tough. When fishing gets this tough you need to fine tune your skills and equipment. Your line needs to be in real good shape and the hooks need to be sharp because when you get a bite you need to put […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for information and results. Thursday Night 8-9-12 was supposed to have a 20% chance of rain and we got all 20%. For the guys that stuck it out, the fish seem to bite after dark. We had a good turn out with 42 boats wanting to turn this summer […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for information and results. We had a good turnout last night with 51 boats showing up to compete for a shot at the win. Congratulation to the father son team of Rob and Matt Johnson. They brought 5 fish to the scale that weighed in at 10.73 lbs for […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. We had another good turn out Thursday night but the weights are still off. Congratulations to the teams of Conrad Pogorzelski  / Billy Wolf and Phillip Burke / Bobby Rice. Both teams tied for first but Conrad Pogorzelski and Billy Wolf had the tie breaking […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information – my apologies for the delay. Polygraph night again. The winners were surprised last night with the opportunity to get wired up. No problem, there were no shocking results. What is shocking is the fishing. The fishing is very tough right now. Congratulations to Brian […]