Typical of late summer Guide Brad Fowler (864-934-5813) reports that the bass bite has slowed down somewhat on Lake Hartwell, but there are still fish to be caught.  In fact, anglers looking to catch numbers of fish should have no trouble catching a ton of bass drop shotting around deep structure, particularly when there is the […]

A quick look at look at his Facebook page shows that striper and hybrid fishing is still wide open on Clarks Hill for Captain William Sasser (864-333-2000), even though William only rates the bite as an “8” out of 10 compared a 9 or 10 earlier in the summer.  However, parties are still loading the […]

While the bass fishing on Lake Keowee has gotten a little bit tougher – like most fishing in South Carolina in August – Guide Brad Fowler (864-934-5813) reports that parties are still having success catching pretty good numbers of spotted bass.  First thing in the morning he reports that over much of the lake there […]

Lake Russell fishing is pretty strong for early August, but Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) both report that if you want to be catching fish you had better be fishing deep.  Wendell reports that he has been seeing water temperatures as high as 91-92 degrees in the backs of creeks, and probably […]

While Captain Jim Glenn (843-825-4239) continues to report that the overall fishery for blue catfish in the Santee Cooper lakes is a bit down from past years, recently his boat has been having successful days for big catfish on both lakes.  He has caught a number of fish in the 30-40 pound range as well as […]

Despite the hot air and water temperatures, Captain Dan “Fishin’ Coach” Utley (843-368-2126) reports that inshore action has been strong in the Hilton Head area. Redfish have been hard to locate on high water, but once the tide is leaving the marsh small schools of spottails have been holding around shell banks extending from the shoreline […]

Thanks to tournament co-director Jeremy Cabe for passing on these results… TNTT 7/8/15 BIG FISH TOTAL Place Team WEIGHT WEIGHT 1 Eddie and Eddie Williams 3.90 13.90 2 Brian and Greg Williams 4.23 13.84 3 Shawn Wallace/Matt Queen 4.81 13.10 4 Todd and Isaac Sosesbee 2.94 12.36 5 Steve Addington/Bucky Helms 2.89 11.71 6 Mike […]

This afternoon on the telephone Captain William Sasser (864-333-2000) reported to me that the striped bass fishing on Clarks Hill was wide open, but it wasn’t until I looked at the William Sasser Guide Service Facebook page that I saw for myself just how good it has been. In addition to catching excellent numbers of […]

Georgetown Landing Marina (843-546-1776) reports that they have had some special catches offshore. This week the Landing Lady fished close to the beach and Ford McClary caught his first king mackerel! The fish weighed 25 pounds even. The Christy II crew also had a great day trolling earlier in the week, and they caught two […]

Even though tournament angler Andy Wicker only lives 10-15 minutes from his home body of water Lake Monticello, particularly in the spring he does so much tournament fishing on other lakes that he doesn’t get to fish it as much as he would like to. That changes in the summer, though, and he gets to […]

There are probably times when spotted bass won’t eat, but right now is not one of those times on Lake Russell! Guide Wendell Wilson reports that even in the heat of summer his boat is catching good numbers of voracious spots fishing off the sides of long sloping points in 15-20 feet of water. He is […]

In February of this year (around the time that the Bassmasters Classic anglers were dealing with frozen rod guides, icy boat ramps, and more), I remember talking to Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) about what was then a pretty slow striper bite. He told me that he always does better with striper when it’s really hot than […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information… The Thursday Night Trail is getting a break from the weather for now. It rained all around Lake Wylie but spared getting the fishermen wet. It turned out to be a tough night for bites for most fisherman but for some it was a good […]

Lake Wylie catfish are hitting very well right now, and according to Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) the key to catching them consistently has been drifting near the river channel. Rodger reports that, as is customary much of the year, the last couple of trips he has started off anchoring in the morning up the river – […]

It may not be what people think of as traditional crappie season on the Santee Cooper lakes, but that doesn’t mean that anglers who know where to look can’t wear them out even during the heat of the summer. Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports that his boat is catching 50-70 crappie per day right now […]

Inshore: Haddrell’s Point (843-881-3644) reports that scorching air temperatures have pushed water temperatures well into the 80s, and as a result fishermen are having the best inshore success early and late with the midday bite often being slow. Flounder continue to take live minnows and jerk shad fished in 3-8 feet of water along rocks edges […]

Cherry Grove Pier (843-249-1625) reports that water temperatures are around 82 degrees but it has gotten muddy. The catch has been sporadic at best but there have been some whiting, croaker, flounder, spadefish, small bluefish, and lookdowns caught.   A few sheepshead and black drum have also been around. Two weeks ago a 16-and 32-pound king […]

While Lake Murray may be better known for its striper fishing than its catfish fishery, Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that anglers on his boat have been filling up coolers with channel catfish this summer. The key has been anchoring on points and humps and fan-casting out dip (stink) baits, cut herring, and shrimp in 5-25 […]

Veteran tournament bass angler Stan Gunter reports that the bass fishing has been strong on Lake Greenwood – especially for considering water and 100 degree air temperatures! First thing in the morning it’s worth looking up shallow around docks and seawall and throwing frogs and poppers, but anglers might want to be careful not to […]

In mid-June tournament angler Dearal Rodgers (803-223-1117) reported that he and a junior angler had an excellent day bass fishing in the heat of the day – between Noon and 5:00 pm – on Lake Wateree. Dearal reported that they had caught more than a dozen bass over 3 pounds, and he estimated that their best […]

While fish can still be caught inshore around Edisto Island, Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (803-513-0143) reports that right now the trout and spottail bass (redfish) fishery just isn’t where it was a few years ago. It’s unclear why but the redfish numbers aren’t as good as they used to be, particularly out on the flats. […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information… We had another good crowd to turn out for the Thursday Night Tournament. There were 44 boats turn out on a hot but clear night to fish. Congratulations to Mike Carver and Derek Lilly with the win. They brought 5 fish to the scale that […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information… It was “Hot” last night and I am talking about the weather. At the time of blast-off the air temperature was 97 degrees and the water temperature was 92 degrees. Did I say it was hot. We still had 38 boats turn out with ice […]