By Thomas Grant Jr. This past Saturday saw the Midlands Striper Club hold its monthly tournament on Clarks Hill at Lake Strom Thurmond. A total of 12 teams hauling in 23 fish participated at the event. The team of Knot Right came away with both the highest total (27.86 pounds)Continue Reading
Chance Jones of Lexington caught this healthy 5-pound whopper of a largemouth bass using live green worms that he purchased from Lake World. Lake World is located at 1715 N. Lake Drive at the dam. Stop in and say hello to Paula and see the latest in bait and tackleContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Recognizing and supporting service members and first responders though the sport of bass fishing. It’s one of the goals of the Armed Forces Fishing League, a national non-profit organization established to assist these service veterans to various resources, benefits, and programs to help their everyday lives.Continue Reading
The night leading up to Championship Sunday at the Marathon Bassmaster Elite at Lake Murray, Drew Benton was angry. He could hardly sleep. After claiming the Day 2 lead with back-to-back bags over 23 pounds, Benton barely made the cut for the final day after catching just 14 pounds on Semifinal Saturday. HeContinue Reading
Lake Murray has been good to professional angler Anthony Gagliardi. Coming into the event, the Prosperity pro had two major national wins – including the 2014 FLW Cup – and banked nearly a half of a million dollars in career tournament winnings from Lake Murray, alone. April 14, Gagliardi added anotherContinue Reading
The United States Angling Confederation and Capital City Lake Murray Country will host the 16th annual 2022 Black Bass World Fishing Championship in Columbia, South Carolina on Lake Murray. The event will take place October 16th-22nd 2022. The venue of Lake Murray is a world-class bass fishery proven many timesContinue Reading
Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com. Boaters are eligible to win up toContinue Reading
By Joe Abdalla The Lake Murray Seniors Bass Club held its July tournament out of Dreher Island State Park July 18. Unfortunately for me, having been in this club almost 20 years, I made a mistake for the first time. I set my alarm for PM instead of AM. Therefore,Continue Reading
By Joe Abdalla The Lake Murray Seniors Bass Club held its June Tournament out of Billy Dreher Island State Park June 20. Due to a lot of members taking vacations, we had fewer than normal teams fishing. The weather was nice except for the wind which blew the entire day.Continue Reading
The Largemouth Bass on Lake Murray have transitioned into their fall patterns, schooling on Herring, shad and feeding on crayfish and bluegill in the upper section of the lake, and schooling on herring, shad and feeding on white perch on the lower section of the lake. Fishing has picked upContinue Reading