It’s not unusual for inshore fishing in the Edisto Island area to slow down in January and February, and in fact Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (803-513-0143) says that these are traditionally the two slowest months of the year.  This winter is no exception, but as is often the case an exceptional bite at the nearshore […]

Lake Greenwood is cold and the water is stained to muddy, particularly in the upper half, but that doesn’t mean that fish can’t be found up shallow and willing to eat a crankbait.  Veteran tournament bass angler Stan Gunter reports that – just as on Lake Wateree – fish can be caught in 3-7 feet […]

Winter bass fishing on Lake Wateree can present some of the toughest fishing conditions of the year, and with water temperatures hovering just above 40 degrees and fairly stained water this year is no exception.  Carolinas Bass Challenge tournament director Brett Collins – who will be hosting a tournament on Lake Wateree on February 20 […]

There’s been a ton of tournament activity in the last few weeks on Lake Keowee, with the BFL two weekends ago, a large dealership tournament this past Saturday and the 150-boat Boating Atlanta tournament on Sunday.  The water has also dropped into the 50-52 degree range, and with another Arctic blast this week should be […]

Despite only catching 6, pounds 8 ounces on the final day, Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma actually expanded his lead over second place competitor Alex Davis of Albertville, Alabama to finish with a four-day total of 71 pounds, 2 ounces worth $100,000.  Davis had 56-4 worth $30,000. For more information and complete standings visit: http://flwfishing.com/news/2016-02-07-big-hall-man-on-okeechobee

Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma led the first FLW Tour event of the season on Lake Okeechobee by 8 1/2 pounds going into the third day of competition, but catching only four fish today could have hurt him.  Instead he caught the right fish, anchoring his bag with an 8 1/2 pound monster for a day […]

Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma has a commanding lead after two days of fishing in the first FLW Tour Event of the season on Lake Okeechobee.  After weighing in a five fish limit of 25 pounds even on Day 1, Hallman turned around and did again on Day 2 – bringing in five fish weighing […]

After a crazy start to 2016 Lake Wateree water levels have finally normalized, and instead of current ripping through the lake like it was a few weeks ago Wateree is actually pretty still right now.  At last reading levels are down to 95.1% of full pool.  Perhaps as a result of this, on his most […]

It appears that Lake Wylie water conditions just aren’t going to get “normal” this winter.  The water continues to go up and down – and from red to clear – seemingly on a weekly basis.  A healthy dose of snow last weekend has done nothing to change that pattern, and FLW angler Bryan New expects […]

Who says South Carolina bass won’t bite when it’s freezing cold, snowing, and windy? On January 16 in the Next Level Fishing open tournament 27 teams competed, with two teams bringing in 28+ pound bags and 9 teams catching 20+ pounds.  The tournament big fish was 8.43 pounds.  It was inevitable that tough conditions yesterday […]

Readers of this site know that during the colder months the Lake World bait shop frequently repeats the mantra that to find striper on Lake Murray fishermen should follow the birds.  Tournament bass fisherman Andy Wicker of Pomaria says right now that is also good advice for catching bass on Lake Monticello, and at this […]

In November and December the Santee Cooper lakes seemed to outdo themselves every week, at least on the catfish front, and news of 40-pound fish gave way to news of 50-pound fish which gave way to 80-pound fish.  But while January can be one of his favorite times to fish the Santee Cooper lakes, Captain […]

The word is getting out that the hawgs are feeding on Lake Murray!  In the Next Level Fishing tournament this past Saturday two teams weighed sacks over 28 pounds, with Reed McGinn and Andy Wicker winning first place with 28.43 pounds and second place going to Hampton Anderson and Zack Woodam with 28.31 pounds.  It’s […]

Even though Clarks Hill water levels have pretty much returned to normal now, very recently they were 7(!) feet above full pool and the Corps had all of the gates running wide open.  But while fish on some other lakes in South Carolina seem to have been disoriented and thrown out of their natural winter-time […]

Here are some pictures, courtesy of Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120), that show water conditions on Lake Hartwell today.  Even though water levels dropped about a foot yesterday – down to 662.91 as of publication – they are still about three feet above full pool.  Pictured here is the view of Double Springs Ramps, which is obviously still closed, […]

Largemouth bass can be caught on Lake Jocassee in January and February, but Guide Rob McComas (828-674-5041) says that he typically spends relatively little time targeting them at this time of year.  When Rob is able to target smallmouth he likes to go after them, and the winter months are the most consistent smallmouth bass […]

Full pool for Lake Hartwell is 660.0 feet, and right now Lake Hartwell water levels stand at 664.15.  This actually represents a drop of about a foot in the last few days, and at their peak water levels were more than five feet above full pool.  Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) points out that the problem is […]

The big bags which were anticipated for Saturday’s finale of the 3-day Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division opener at Florida’s Lake Okeechobee never materialized, and FLW Tour Pro Jason Lambert caught a 12-12 sack to win the event with a 3-day total of 44-12.  The win earned Lambert $60,000.00 as well as a Ranger Z518 […]

The opening day of competition for the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division event on Lake Okeechobee is in the books, and after a tough day of fishing Peter Cherkas of Des Moines, Iowa is in the lead out of 250 boats with 20 pounds even.  Zach Crider of Tunnel Hill, Georgia is in second place with […]

It’s finally getting to be winter in the lowcountry, but according to Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) in Beaufort for the last few weeks fishing has been atypical for this time of year.  Unusually warm water temperatures meant that through the beginning of 2016 fish could still be seen tailing in the grass, and bait has been […]

It appears that the long autumn on Lake Murray is finally over, and veteran tournament angler Captain Doug Lown says that a couple of factors are combining to move bass out of their fall habitats and into a winter pattern.  First, water temperatures are finally dropping, and in one week official water temperatures at the […]

It’s been a crazy winter so far this year on Lake Wylie, but bass have continued to feed – albeit not in a traditional winter pattern.  Now that things are starting to normalize fish may start to behave more typically for this time of year. About a week ago rain last fell in the Lake […]

Lake Wateree is at 100.3% of full pool, and there’s no doubt that this is high – about five feet over normal for this time of year.  The amazing thing, however, is that this is the lowest water levels have been since before Christmas, and 100.3 actually represents dropping water!  In fact, December 22 is […]