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Redfish in the marshes around North Inlet have been hitting topwater plugs for a couple of hours every morning. Early morning has meant hot fishing for Georgetown guide
August 1, 2008
Capt. Newman Weaver has been proving over the past week, in a fishy sort of way, that the early bird is still getting the worm – even if it’s piloting a flats boat.

By Dan Kibler

Lots of small reds, specks means great fishing in future
July 14, 2008
A lot of fishermen turn up their noses at the thought of catching lots of small fish, but Capt. Rawling Pratt-Thomas of Charleston Inshore Charters said the past week has convinced him that there’s a bright side.

By Dan Kibler

Chuck Griffin shows off a pair of flounder caught on a nearshore piece of structure off Charleston. Nearshore rocks, reefs and wrecks produce mixed bag of fun
June 27, 2008
One thing about summertime fishing is that it’s predictable. Good fishermen can figure out where fish are holding in early June and have a good idea that they’ll stay through Labor Day.


By Dan Kibler

Surprising shallow bass
June 21, 2008
With the mercury in the thermometer pegged above the 90-degree mark, Rusty White, a guide and tournament fisherman, is thrilled that he’s got Lake Wateree a short drive from his home in Rock Hill.

By Dan Kibler

Redfish weighing around 30 pounds have been showing up in the mouth of Charleston Harbor around the Sharks, bull redfish make Charleston Harbor hot spots come alive
June 12, 2008
If summer is right around the corner, then it must be time to start seeing big redfish and all manner of sharks move into inlets along the South Carolina coast, providing some great battles for fishermen like Capt. Jeremy Espiritu of Shallow Thoughts Inshore Fishing in Charleston.

By Dan Kibler

Bulls Bay specks providing plenty of spring action
May 16, 2008
The Bulls Bay/Cape Romain area has been a hot spot for speckled trout for the past several weeks, with fishermen like Rob Beglin of Pawley’s Island averaging better than 20 fish per day.
By Dan Kibler

Lake Wylie bass fishermen have been using a wide variety of lures to trick post-spawn bass. Lake Wylie bass on the move
May 2, 2008
Jerry Neeley of Carolinas Fishing Guide Service said that largemouth bass at Lake Wylie are on the move – off the beds and headed out.

By Dan Kibler

Early season specks have shown up in good numbers in the Winyah Bay area Early-season bite good for speckled trout in Winyah Bay
April 25, 2008
Early season trout fishing has been fairly good in the Winyah Bay area, according to Steve Hedrick, who runs Reel EZ Guide Service out of Belle Island Marina in Georgetown.
By Dan Kibler

Hartwell stripers, hybrids feeding on spawning herring
April 11, 2008
One of nature’s great coincidences is the cause of some great fishing on Lake Hartwell.

Hybrid bass and striped bass are making their spring spawning runs up into rivers and major creeks all over the lake – at just about the same time that blueback herring are starting to spawn in many of the same areas.
By Dan Kibler

Drifting for blue catfish working well at Santee Cooper
April 4, 2008
Capt. Dave Broome of Dave Broome’s Guide Service will wait a little while before he starts fishing for crappie and bream, and the way he’s been catching catfish, who can blame him?

By Dan Kibler

Sheepshead ganging up on inshore reefs off Charleston
March 21, 2008
With fishermen itching to get on the water after a few days of warm weather, there might be no better place to be than around the inshore reefs outside of Charleston harbor.

By Dan Kibler

Beat the wind, catch Charleston area redfish
February 28, 2008
Fighting the wind has been a chore for Charleston-area fishermen over the past two weeks, but when the wind loses, it’s a win-win situation for anglers targeting redfish.

By Dan Kibler

Spotted bass on Lake Keowee have cranked up their feeding activity already, hitting off points, around ledges and under docks. Keowee spotted bass are on the feed
February 15, 2008
Spring in the upstate is still a month away, but bass fishing on Lake Keowee is starting to really pick up, according to Capt. Chris Shuber of Fishboy Adventures Guide Service in Walhalla.

By Dan Kibler

Striped bass have been feeding at the surface early and late for the past 10 days at Lake Marion. Lake Marion striper action has been hot
January 24, 2008
Low water levels may be keeping some fishermen away, but the fishing on the Santee Cooper reservoirs has been a knockout the past week or so.
By Dan Kibler

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