As you have probably noticed, we have been getting plenty of rain lately.  Because of that, much of the rivers have been too high and muddy with water flow to deal with most of time, especially the lower elevation warm water rivers around Spartanburg.  Some of the higher level trout waters in SC and NC clean out pretty fast, and the extra rain has kept the levels good and the trout happy.  Most of the river fishing right now should be concentrated on these higher elevation trout waters that the clean out faster and have a reasonable flow level for... Read more

So we had ourselves a little deep freeze to start the year in 2018, and many lakes and even rivers were frozen over for a few days.  That cold snap seems to have had a lingering affect on the fish for a few weeks because they have been very lethargic and bite has been slow for most of 2018.  That may be changing now with some warmer air and rain finally coming back to us.  I did manage to catch fish on all of my outings this year, but they seem to be few and far between.   And the fish... Read more