Topwater 2022 Spring Preview

Lowcountry Kayak Fishing | Chris Tweedy | March The warm weather is upon us, and Topwater Kayak Charters is ready …

School is In for Winter Kayak Fishing!

Lowcountry Kayak Fishing | Chris Tweedy | January 2022 Wintertime fishing in and around Charleston provides anglers with tremendous opportunities …

The Best Of October Fishing | Fishing The Lowcountry

Lowcountry Kayak Fishing | Chris Tweedy | October 2021 October is by far my favorite month for inshore kayak fishing …

Back to School for Big Reds | Fishing The Lowcountry

Lowcountry Kayak Fishing | Chris Tweedy | September 2021 It’s typically the month of October that gets all the attention …

Late Summer Playbook | Fishing The Lowcountry

Lowcountry Kayak Fishing | Chris Tweedy | August 2021 August fishing in the Lowcountry brings with it a few unpredictable …

The Search for Hard Bottoms & Tan Lines – How to Fish a Low Tide

Lowcountry Kayak Fishing | Chris Tweedy | July 2021 The heat of summer is here and with it comes a …

FINDING FISH ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

Lowcountry Kayak Fishing | Chris Tweedy | May 2021 One of the most common questions I get asked by folks …

Kayak Puddle Jumping – Guide To Fishing Great Ponds & Lakes In The Lowcountry

Lowcountry Kayak Fishing | Chris Tweedy | May 2021 One of my favorite Spring fishing adventures is to pond hop …

Yak-Bassin’ Lowcountry – Kayak Bass Tournament Series

What comes to mind when someone mentions fishing in the Lowcountry? Many anglers picture sunsets over the salt marsh, pelicans …

Yak-Bassin’ A-SALT Series Kayak Redfish Tournament

Yes 2020 was a tough year for fishing. Ramps were shut down, tackle shops were decimated, and in-person fishing events …

2021… We Can Do This! – Lowcountry Kayak Anglers

In many ways, dreaded 2020 was a blessing for the kayak fishing world and for LKA that was no exception. …

Low Country Kayak Anglers – 2020 Year in Review

What a year and kayak season we just ended here at Lowcountry Kayak Anglers. A year ago this week we …

Trout for Tots 2020

Just a year or two after World War II, in the fall of 1947, Diane Hendricks, wife of Marine Corps …

Kayak Fishing Gear: The Basics

There is one question that I get asked often, “Mike what type of fishing gear do I need to fish …

Are You Ready to Slay Dinosaurs? Fishing for Bowfin

It’s a hot Saturday morning in late July, it hasn’t rained for several weeks. The water levels have finally fallen …

Lowcountry SC HOW Chapter

The mission of Heroes on the Water is to help Veterans and those still serving in the Military relax, rehabilitate …

Crazy Redfish!

Before all this Pandemic craziness started, changing how and where we fish, I was on a learning journey chasing Redfish. …

Seeing Red, Chasing after Redfish

One of the best times of the year to fish for redfish as a kayak angler is in the later …

Low Country Kayak Anglers – Year in Review

As the year comes to a close, the weather is staying consistently colder, the trout bite is on fire and …

Its Time! Tips For Winter Trout Fishing

By far my favorite time of year for winter speckled trout fishing is October, November and December, the air grows …

Fall Bass Tactics – Baitfish Highway

Patterns for bass will change in the Fall as the leaves start to drop and the baitfish start to move. …

Fall Fishing for Catfish

As we roll into October I like to tie on a Santee rig, catch and cut up some fresh mullet …

Tournament Time – Five Lures to Cover All the Bass Bases

Gigantic yellow rubber spiders and neon blue swimming topwater parrots (yes like the bird) are just a few examples of …

Fall Fishing for Flounder

We have finally made it out of the worst of the hot summer months and are beginning to see cooler …

Apparel Guide For Summer Kayaking – Avoid Skin Cancer

One of the best things about living in the Low Country is the beautiful Sunny weather.  T-shirts and flip flops …

Beating the Drum: Fishing for Summertime Black Drum

The largest of the drum family; exceeding 100 pounds when fully grown, the black drum often play second fiddle to …

Top Water Frogs for Bass

Summer afternoons in the Low Country, steam rolls off dinner plate sized lily pads, the symphony of frogs starts warming …

Summertime Bait Fishing

With June upon us and the water temperatures now into the 70s and staying there, live bait is pouring back …

New School Weedless for Bass

We have all done it. You pass a bridge in your car and lean out the window in the hopes …

Power Fishing Spring Time Bass

With water temps climbing many bass are wrapping up their Spring spawn and getting ready for their Summer time routine. …

Redfish, Flounder & Trout – Tips For Catching an Inshore Slam

The inshore slam consist of catching a Red Fish, a Flounder and a Speckled Sea Trout on the same day. …

Get Serious with Wacky Rigs for Spring Time Bass

During the Pre-Spawn and Spawn season a Wacky Rig can be a useful option for fishing a variety of depths …

The Reds Are Chewing, The Reds Are Chewing!

The water temps are up in the mid 60’s, it’s sunny and the bait is rolling back into the rivers …

Can You Find the Spots?

The weather is getting nicer, the water is warming up, fiddlers are coming out of hibernation and all sorts of …

LKA Tournament Planning Round Up

As we enter the heart of the winter months in the Lowcountry, all but the hard core kayak anglers pack …

Winter Fishing Smarts

One of the most common questions we get on the LKA forum this time of year is what the safest …

Lowcountry Kayak Anglers Year in Review

As 2018 has come to a close; I reflect back at how great 2018 was and how exciting 2019 is …

The Quest to Catch a Snaggletooth

As the weather changes and the water temperature starts to come down from the summer 80’s all the inshore fish …

Falling For Cats

The formula is simple: cooler temps = hot bite for fall cats! Catching catfish from a kayak in the fall …

The Hunt for Redfish in October

As the cooler temperatures of October approach the fever takes hold of almost every saltwater angler to start the hunt …

Do you know Jack? – What you need to know to catch Pickerel

Mention trying to find some Chain Pickerel to a local and you’re likely to get a blank stare. In many …

The Black Sheep of the Drum Family

This elusive fish is closely related to the red drum and croaker. It is a heavy fighting fish which makes …

Find the Brush Find the Fish

Why crappie fishing? With all of the other species out there why fish for crappie? Bass may provide a thrilling …

Masters of Camouflage

As the waters warm in May and June, flounder begin to migrate back to many of their inshore haunts and …

Kayaks & Bedded Bass

The wait is over, it’s spring! Warm sunny weather, neon green lily pad fields, and big hungry bass. It is …

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