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 […]

Tournament angler Dearal Rodgers fished from a little after noon until early evening yesterday, and together he and the young man he was fishing with got into some good ones. Dearal reports that they caught more than a dozen nice bass three pounds or more, and he estimates that their best 5 would have gone […]

Inshore: Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) in Beaufort reports that redfish are chasing shrimp in the creeks. Fish can be caught on shrimp and mullet, with live mud minnows not producing as well but still catching a few fish. On cloudy days there has been some topwater activity early on Zara Spooks and Gurgler flies on the […]

Inshore: Haddrell’s Point (843-881-3644) reports that water temperatures have touched 80 degrees and so the summer bite is on. Spanish mackerel have shown up around the tips of the jetties and inlets, sharks are about as thick as they get, and bull red drum are eating at the jetties as well as in the inlets. Inside the […]

Inshore: Perry’s Bait and Tackle (843-651-2895) in Murrells Inlet reports that lots of flounder have been caught off the Pawley’s Island bridges, and flounder also seem to have made their way about half-way into Murrells Inlet. Some random speckled trout have been caught around Pawley’s Island and in the Inlet, and spottail have been biting […]

Cherry Grove Pier (843-249-1625) reports that water temperatures are 74 degrees on the surface and 72 degrees on the bottom. Whiting, croaker, perch and bluefish (including some big blues up to 2 feet long) have been caught, as well as pretty good numbers of Spanish mackerel. The Spanish mackerel have been about 50% keepers and […]

Lake Marion is at 75.1 and Lake Moultrie is at 74.9. Crappie: Good. Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports that crappie are in a post-spawn/ early summer phase. His boat is catching good numbers of fish – 35-45 per day – fishing minnows around brushpiles in 15-25 feet of water. Bream: Good. Captain Steve English reports […]

Lake Murray is at 358.1. Striped bass: Good. Lake World (803-957-6548) reports that striper are definitely in the area of the dam and starting to move into a typical summer pattern, but the results of the recent Lake World striper tournament attest that that is only part of the story. Fish were caught all over […]

Catfish: Good to very good.  Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that free-line drifting for numbers of fish has been working very well, and anglers are filling coolers with catfish using that method right now. Both cut herring and shrimp will catch fish. The bite for big fish has also been pretty good. Anchoring on humps […]

Lake Greenwood is at 439.4. Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. Guide Brad Fowler (864-934-5813), winner of the ABA 2-day tournament on Lake Greenwood last weekend, reports that he spent a lot of time both days trying to find a shallow bite with poppers, buzzbaits and the like and never had a bite. He caught the […]

Clarks Hill is at 329.53 Catfish: Very good. Captain William Sasser (864-333-2000) reports that Clarks Hill catfishing remains very strong, and both channel and flathead catfish can still be found spawning in the rocks around bridges as well as the dam riprap. The best technique is to fish a piece of cut herring on a […]

Lake Hartwell is at 660.00 and water temperatures are up to about 80 degrees. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good.  Captain Bill Plumley reports striped bass fishing is very good right now and his boat is catching strong limits of fish daily, mostly on down-lined live herring. Fish can still be caught in the major rivers […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information… We had another good crowd turn out last night to take on the Thursday Night Tournament Trail Challenge. The fish did not cooperate as a lot of us would have liked but for some, no problem. Congratulations to Bryan New and Todd Auten with the […]

Lake Keowee is at 97.3% of full pool. Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Good.  Guide Brad Fowler (864-934-5813) reports that first thing in the morning and lasting for about 30-45 minutes there is fairly reliably a good topwater bite on Lake Keowee right now. The fish are not really schooling but if anglers pull up on […]

Lake Jocassee water levels are at 98.9% of full pool. Trout: Fair. Jocassee Outdoor Center reports that trout fishing has been off a little bit, and anglers are not quite sure why the fish are not biting more reliably. Fish are still being caught, but right now a very good day for a few people […]

Lake Wylie is at 97.5% of full pool. Catfish: Good to very good. Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that catfishing is strong on both the northern and southern ends of the lake. Catfish typically spawn when water temperatures are in the 78-82 degree range, and with water temperatures entering that range fish are starting to spawn […]

Lake Wateree is at 97.6% of full pool. Catfish: Good to very good. Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that catfish typically spawn when water temperatures are in the 78-82 degree range, and with water temperatures entering that range fish are starting to spawn and even a few post-spawn males are beginning to be caught. The spawn […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information… Congratulations to the team of Brian New and Sarah Spear with a 17.93 pound bag of largemonths. This was enough weight to beat out 45 teams to take the win. Second place went to the team of Ken Nickerson and Tim Nickerson with a weight […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. Another good turnout last night for the Thursday night trail. We had 54 boats show up to do battle for the top five places. Congratulations to the father/son team of Mark and Zack Leech. What a bag of bass they brought to the scales. 22.82 […]

Thanks to tournament director Erwin Gaston for results and information. Congratulations to the team of Stephen Sparrow and Phillip Carson . They brought five bass to the scale that weighted in at 18.03 pounds. Second place went to the team of Matt Garver and Campbell Whisenant with 17.88 pounds and had the big fish of […]