A guide to hiring a fishing guide
August 2008
Want to learn a new technique or tackle a lake or river you’ve never fished before. Maybe you’re traveling, on vacation or don’t have much time to learn and research the lures and techniques that work on a lake or river during a particular season.
The early bird uses a big nymph
July 2008
During the dog days of summer, it often pays to get up early and be on the water at or before daybreak. This especially applies to the coldwater and coolwater species such as trout and smallmouth bass, fish that become lethargic and don’t usually feed during the hottest hours of the day.
Make catch-and-release work
May 2008
In the world in which we live, with dwindling natural resources and new environmental threats to our fisheries appearing almost every day, practicing catch-and-release is a better idea than ever.
Jocasse: trophy trout trolling
April 2008
Early spring is an exciting time for fishermen everywhere; air and water temperatures are on the rise, the fish are on the move, and cabin fever is quickly becoming a distant memory.
High and dirty can mean big trout
March 2008
The month of March is often accompanied by high water in the area’s trout streams and rivers.
Although heavy, late-winter and early-spring rains can create conditions that first appear unfishable, high water is often when a stream’s biggest fish can be caught. Having enough confidence and knowing how to approach this type of water might be the ticket to landing the biggest trout of your lifetime.
Go fly-ing for reservoir stripers
February 2008
Casting to schooling, shallow-feeding striped bass over open water has become a winter tradition at Lake Hartwell and similar man-made reservoirs across the south. The chance to connect with one of these big, hard-charging fish on light tackle is the year’s highlight for many hard-core striper fishermen. Wherever present, stripers are always one of the favorite species targeted by anglers because of the their size potential, fighting prowess, and aggressiveness.
Good gear is fly-tier’s No. 1 need
January 2008
At some time during the frozen doldrums of mid-winter, when most anglers are merely trying to maintain dominion over their sanity, the ardent fly fisherman takes up fly-tying.
Keeping warm is one cool idea
December 2007
If you are like me, you fish all four seasons of the year. Cold weather can often lead to great fishing days, and you can usually count on having the best water all to yourself.
Popular delayed-harvest is back
November 2007
For South Carolina fly fishermen, November offers some of the most anticipated trout fishing of the year — delayed-harvest season.
Fish stalking, flats style, is a joy
October 2007
Autumn ushers in some of the best fishing of the year on saltwater flats along the South Carolina coast. During this time of year, redfish become aggressive feeders, and the expansive grass and mud flats are the most-productive locations for hooking up with these favored gamefish.
Why size doesn’t always matter
September 2007
The Upstate’s backcountry can open the door to some outstanding trout-fishing adventures. The small streams offer tranquility and solitude that is often missing from most fishing destinations in today’s crowded, hectic world. The size of the fish will be nothing to brag about, but at some point, you may come to the realization that the rugged and beautiful scenery is the real catch.
Make a canoe comfy? No sweat
August 2007
Fishing from a canoe has many advantages over motorized boats. Canoes are quiet, relatively inexpensive, and their portability allows adventurous anglers to reach remote backwaters that are inaccessible to conventional boats.
The bream — a fish for all ages
July 2007
As a young boy, my earliest fishing memories were of catching bluegills with friends in a small pond in our neighborhood. We carried with us nothing but a few hand-me-down rods and a can of garden worms, but we experienced far more success than not.
Currents
Upstream Upstate 
