Upstate anglers will have a hard time deciding on which lake they should fish during the long weekend ahead of them.

To celebrate National Fishing Week, local U.S. Forest Service and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources officials, along with Trout Unlimited volunteers, announced Friday that the annual Kid’s Fishing Rodeo at Burrells Ford Campground will be held June 1 from 9 a.m. until noon.

With all of the area lakes reeling from recent inundations of rainfall from the last two weeks, even Lake Jocassee is up noticeably from what were nearly record lows over the winter.

Several years ago around this time, a somewhat secretive society of Carolina catfish noodlers took me on an expedition of grabbing catfish with their bare hands.

For Joe Johnson of Seneca, the next-to-last week of the 2013 turkey season turned a so-so year into one to remember with just the pull of the trigger.

Hartwell’s striped bass patterns during late April typically see the fish moving into the feeder creeks during spring in response to spawning urges.

If you’re a fisherman, you watch the weather. If you’re a crappie fisherman, you look for signs such as the dogwoods blooming or turkeys gobbling or a dozen other indicators to signal the beginning of crappie season.

Monday ushered in the official opening day of the 2013 Turkey Hunting Season, and for many Upstate hunters, like Jody Colehill of Seneca, the season started off with a bang.

On the eve of the 2013 Wild Turkey Hunting Season, there might only be so much that can be done to prevent making some of the most common mistakes that many turkey hunters make during turkey season.

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