For the first installment of a new series I interviewed tournament bass angler Dearal Rodgers with a simple question – what three baits does he have to have tied on to fish Lake Wateree in November?  Fresh off his fourth place finish in the BFL Regional on Lake Wateree last weekend, I thought people would […]

The South Carolina coast has been experiencing some extremely high tides this week, but despite these conditions the fishing in the Little River area has been very good.  In fact, Captain Patrick Smiley (843-361-7445) believes that right now is the best fishing time of the year. Water temperatures are in the mid- to lower-60s, and […]

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Seasonal changes are underway on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson reports that crappie are starting to migrate up the lake towards the river run.  A lot of fish are in the mid-lake area around the State Park – where a recent tournament was won – and there are already fish setting up […]

Last week Captain Dan “Fishin’ Coach” Utley (843-368-2126) reported that fishing for redfish had been pretty tough on recent trips, but anglers on his boat must have started “holding their mouths right” since then because on recent trips they have had some nice catches.  On the dropping tide Coach has found cooperative redfish on the main […]

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Lake Jocassee bass are making a seasonal move into the rivers following baitfish, and they are feeding up and biting well.  Guide Rob McComas (828-674-5041) reports that right now fish are about half the way up the rivers, but as the season progresses they will get further and further back until temperatures drop enough that […]

Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports that striped bass on Lake Hartwell are in a transition phase, and about last Friday he says that the bite got really tough.  For the last few days his boat has been struggling to catch striper and hybrids, and it’s only because of spotted bass that the action has stayed […]

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Even though catching bass on Lake Hartwell has been a struggle, the bite just up the road on Lake Keowee is very strong.  Guide Brad Fowler of Pendleton reports that fish are feeding pretty heavily and there is significant schooling activity going on all over the lake, both over shallow water and over deep water.  Anglers […]

The best inshore fishing of the year often takes place in the fall, and so far this October has lived up to expectations.  Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (803-513-0143) reports that fishing around Edisto Island has been wide open over the last week, and even though huge tides and weather may slow things down a bit […]

It’s a great time to catch numbers of catfish as well as quality fish on Lake Wylie.  Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that over 6 or 7 recent trips his boat has been hammering the fish, and they have been catching 20-35 pound cats pretty regularly.  He rates the bite at “very good.” Drifting has been […]

This Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the ABA Ram American Fishing Tour held its National Championship on Lake Hartwell, bringing with it nearly 300 boaters competing for the first prize of a top-of the line boat and a Ram truck.  With the lake turning over anglers knew that fishing conditions would be tough, but they were […]

Perhaps it’s the season, and perhaps it’s the effects of the recent rain, but largemouth bass fishing has been wide open on Santee Cooper recently.  Captain Linwood Thornhill (843-509-8174) reports that on one recent trip he caught 40 fish, and on another he caught more than 30 bass.  Most of these have been in the […]

Murrells Inlet area fishing is on fire, but it’s hard to talk about anything besides flounder when a 12-POUND FISH (pictured below) is landed.  This monster was weighed in yesterday at Perry’s Bait Tackle (843-651-2895) in Murrells Inlet – more information on the catch to follow.  Even before this fish was caught Perry’s was reporting […]

Captain Brian Costello with Fish-On Outfitters (843-249-2600) in Cherry Grove reports that the flood has had significant effects on fishing in the Little River area.  Prior to the deluge you could look out in the ICW and see schools of mullet so thick that you could walk across them, but the floodwaters have chased the […]

Lake World (803-957-6548) reports that they have never seen a fishery change so much so fast as Lake Murray did after the recent rains, and as a result of the massive inflow of water striper have scattered out and dispersed from the dam to the elbow area.  Anglers are trying a bit of everything to […]

Captain Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports that Lake Jocassee trout are surprisingly deep for this late in the year, and on recent trips he has been catching fish in 100+ (110, 115) feet of water.  Surface water temperatures are still in the 72 degree range and Jocassee trout fishermen are looking for 65, so they are […]

Captain Tucker Blythe of Grey Ghost Charters (843-670-8629) reports that he and other Charleston-area guides weren’t quite sure what to expect after record-setting rains flooded the lowcountry, and he was worried about what all the inflow would do to the fishing.  Changes were quickly apparent as water levels stayed higher than usual around the tide […]

While striped bass fishing on Clarks Hill continues to be strong, there is little doubt that fish are on the move.  Captain William Sasser (864-333-2000) reports that fish are starting to make their way up the lake for the winter, and they are also starting to move into the creeks.  William reports catching fish at the […]

Continuing this week’s trend of reminding fishermen that guiding can be hard work, Captain Dan “Fishin’ Coach” Utley (843-368-2126) reports that all this crazy weather has the Hilton Head-area fish in an unpredictable pattern.  While Hilton Head did not get the crazy flooding that areas further north experienced, fresh water inflows did dirty the water.  It […]

After several weeks tournament bass fishing away from his home lake Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) was ready to get back on Lake Russell, and boy did he find a hot bite upon his return!  Jerry says that on each of his recent trips he has caught 60-plus bass, and over the weekend he caught more […]

We all know the fish aren’t biting all day every day, and if someone tells you that they can’t miss that’s probably not a fisherman worth trusting.  The report from Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) this week shows that he is someone worth trusting as Bill gives the honest appraisal that striped bass fishing has gotten a […]