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Fish'n & Hunt'n Reports

July 09

Darren at NICHOLS STORE (803-328-9792), located at 1980 Mount Holly Road, Exit 73 off I-77 in Rock Hill reports, try fishing right from the bank on the Catawba River and you can catch some good stringers of catfish and bream. On Lake Wylie try topwater early in the morning or late in the evening for bass around structure, or deep crankbaits or Carolina rigged worms and lizards off points during the hot part of the day this month for best results. Night fishing is always an option for this time of the years for bass. Most crappie fishing will be done at night under lights using minnows fished 10-22 feet deep around bridge pilings or over brush. The bream fishing should be great around the full moon on July 18th using crickets and worms in the shallows. July is also an excellent month to layaway any of those big ticket items for hunting seasons like a new gun or tree stand. Try and take a kid fishing at least once a week during the summer and be sure to stop in and visit the largest, most complete display of outdoor hunting and fishing items in the Carolinas or visit our website at www.nicholsstore.com.

CATFISH ON! GUIDE SERVICE (803-328-9587) and Capt. Rodger Taylor is a USCG Licensed Fishing Guide who guides for Catfish on Lakes Wylie and Wateree. He guides for all species of catfish. On Lake Wylie, Catfish ON! Guide Service reports- The channel catfish bite on Lake Wylie is hot on cut bait and some nice fish up to about 10 pounds have been taken. Drifting with fresh cut shad or strips of white perch in water around 20 feet deep and working towards the backs of coves is a good plan. For blue catfish head for the riverine areas of Lake Wylie and fish cut gizzard shad (best section is the head), bream heads, or other cut bait of your choice (mullet, menhaden, etc.); be sure the bait is fresh and comply with all North and South Carolina laws if fishing with game fish. Flathead catfish should also be turning on around now; live bait and fishing at night increases the odds of catching a nice flathead. Come join Catfish ON! Guide Service on my custom 20 foot Voyager pontoon specially rigged to bring catfish to the boat. Give Capt Rodger a call or contact his website at www.catfishon.com .

We will have plenty of fireworks available for you small and bigger kids reports PENDLETON SPORTING GOODS (803-631-5410) located on Hwy 49 at Five Points in Clover. We would like to remind you to be extra safe with these fireworks and not cause any fire damage anywhere. Fishing will be best early, late and at night for bass, crappie and catfish. A lot of people will be switching over to nighttime fishing for crappie, using minnows under lights. The bass should start to move out on the main points and hit worms and crankbaits. The kids can still pull in plenty of bream from around the banks using worms or crickets during the day. New fishing licenses will be available in mid-June. Also, State raffle tickets are available anytime.

We have over 22,000 square feet of hunting, fishing, shooting, reloading supplies, indoor pistol range, calls, shells, guns, archery supplies, boots, clothes, tree stands, very extensive line of Guns safes, and other article for hunting/fishing in the area, reports Blair owner of SPORTSMAN INC. (803-366-3466) located at 247 Hands Mill Hwy (Hwy. 274) in Rock Hill. Bream fishing will improve this month on the full moon on July 7th. For bass, try the back of the coves in shallower water with spinnerbaits, plastic worms, or topwater lures early and late in the day. Crappies should be moving deeper and can be caught with mini grubs and minnow over brush. Catfish are really biting on all our rivers and lakes, try minnows, stink bait or worms. Try some night fishing for a new experience. They have a large selection of the newest and classic fishing tackle and baits in the area, plus live bait. Hunting season is getting closer, time to buy your new gun or bow. For more information call them or check out their web site at www.SportsmanIncOnline.com. New license will be out around the middle of June, don’t wait till your on the water July 4th week.

We hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable 4th of July and we look forward to having you bring in some of the trophy fish the kids catch for mounting reports Melissa at TRAILS END TAXIDERMY (803-547-5646), located behind Indian Land High School. Just follow the signs. There has been some nice bream and largemouth caught in the river and in local ponds, and some good catches should continue during the full moon this month (July 7th). It is about time to start thinking hunting season and checking out your hunting area. A lot of mounts are ready for pickup. Call for directions! Remember while boating wear your life jacket. We have a couple of American bulldog puppies looking for a good home, call if interested.

ANGLERS MUST PROTECT
POSSIBLE RECORD FISH

If you catch a freshwater fish that looks like a new state record or world's record, protect it from immediate weight loss, say officials with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

Since ounces can mark the difference between an anglers's name in the record books or just catching another big fish," said Val Nash, chief of Freshwater Fisheries for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), "it is imperative to protect a catch from drying out or losing body weight. A new state freshwater record must break the former one by a margin of at least three ounces.

The first step in catching or confirming a record fish is to familiarize yourself with the current state records," Nash said. "If you suspect you may have a record fish, take immediate steps to preserve the fish by keeping it alive in a live well or on ice after lightly wetting the fish and wrapping it in a dark, plastic bag. Freezing is preferred, but rarely can an angler immediately freeze the suspected record breaker. As soon as a freezer is available, however, freeze the fish."

Protect the prize catch from the sun and heat until you can find state certified scales to officially record the weight. Certified scales may be found in most grocery stores or post offices. If possible, take a photograph of the fish while it is still fresh for further documentation.

For the state fish record's list two people at least 18 years old should witness the weighing of the fish. Witnesses will later need to sign a affidavit from the DNR so be sure to get their addresses and phone numbers.

If the weigh-in confirms that a state record has been broken, the angler can officially record the fish with the state DNR. A fisheries biologist will confirm the species and weight and provide a records affidavit that must be completed by the angler and returned to the DNR.

A fisheries biologist can be alerted by contacting Mike Creel or Beth Jennings Mason, at (803) 734-3952 in Columbia. This office is manned weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you catch a record fish outside of normal office hours, continue to keep the fish frozen to prevent any weight loss and notify the DNR as soon as possible.

The DNR in Columbia maintains all-tackle freshwater sportfishing records for 32 species: Striped Bass, White Bass, Hybrid Bass, White Perch, Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Redeye Bass, Bluegill (Bream), Shellcracker, Redbreast, Warmouth, Flier, Pumpkinseed, White Crappie, Black Crappie, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sauger, Yellow Perch, Walleye, Chain Pickerel (Jackfish), Redfin Pike, Muskellunge, Blue Catfish, Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, White Catfish, Mudfish (Bowfin) and American Shad.

All state record fish must be caught by sporting means, using standard tackle or pole and line. Fish caught in nets and traps or on trotlines and set hooks are not eligible. Many long-standing fish records have been equaled or surpassed, but unsuspecting anglers neglected to document the fish as a record or failed to protect the fish from weight loss. Remember that fish begin to lose weight immediately after leaving the water.

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