ABA D-96 Tournament Results Clarks Hill Lake – April 13, 2014 Division 96 2014 Season   Group picture from left to right; 1st place Jay Treon of Greenwood, SC / 2nd place Steve Christie of Gray Court, SC / (3rd place – not pictured due to boat trouble is Phillip Anderson of Saluda, SC) / 4th place Jason Moyer […]

Check out this monster blue catfish caught Sunday on Captain Chris Simpson’s (864-992-2352) boat!  This 82-pound giant came in 55+ feet of water on a chunk of cut white perch, and it was the highlight of a “magical” day that included 16 other fish and 7 others over 20 pounds! As Chris has been reporting the bite […]

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 Santee Cooper lakes have long been known as an exceptional catfish fishery, blessed with both large numbers of fish and very large fish.  And while the world record channel catfish was caught from Lake Moultrie (58 pounds, caught in 1964), and the state record flathead catfish (79 pounds – 4 ounces, caught in 2001) […]

This summer I had a chance to make my second catfishing expedition on Lake Moultrie with Captain Jim Glenn, and for the second time I was blessed with unseasonably mild weather.  In the winter of 2008 we went on an unusually warm day where air temperatures bumped the 70 degree mark, and this summer we […]

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 […]

Proof from Perry’s Bait and Tackle in Murrell’s Inlet that the bite really is hot.  Remember, Perry’s (843-651-2895) can book charters and also has boat and kayak rentals.

Thanks to tournament director Phil Morris for results and information… ABA D-96 Tournament Results Clarks Hill – June 2, 2013  Group picture is of the top 4 from left to right; 1st place Steve Christie of Gray Court, SC.  2nd place and big fish winner William Hooker of Appling, Ga. 3rd place Don Kneece of Saluda, SC 4th place Chris […]

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 […]

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 […]

Several years ago I had the opportunity to fish for monster blue catfish on Lake Monticello with Captain Chris Simpson, and I gained an appreciation of the nuance of fishing for monster catfish on that lake.  The payoff is tremendous if you coax a 30-60 plus pound monster to bite, and Lake Monticello has fish […]

As we pulled up to our first spot and prepared to drop our lines in the water on a cool, early winter morning, Guide Brad Fowler asked me what was the deepest I had ever caught a bass. I thought for a few moments and then guessed that my deepest fish had come in about […]

Check out this nice bass caught by Captain Steve English on Christmas Day.  It was taken on a crankbait in the upper lake fishing in a creek in about 8 feet of water.

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 […]

Some impressive Lake Keowee weights from the tournament yesterday. FISH THE FALL ELITE TRAIL RESULTS – LAKE KEOWEE 9/15/12 PLACE TEAM WEIGHT POINTS 1 LINK, RANDY GARRETT, JOHN 17.94 150 2 KELLEY, TERRY DURHAM, HASKELL 15.31 149 3 KINARD, TONY HOOD, DARRELL 14.57 148 4 AIKEN, BARTON ROHALEY, JEFF 14.17 147 5 CHAMPION, DEREK WEICKER, […]