Columbia Fishing & Outdoors

Columbia, the Capital City of SC, is centrally located in the state in an area called the Midlands.  This region offers a variety of fishing opportunities practically year-round on the beautiful fresh water lakes, rivers and streams that saturate the area. And when our weather changes to the slightly cooler temperatures of Fall, anglers become hunters and head into the woods for some serious hunting.

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Follow The Fall Kingfish Migrations

Water temperatures are falling. King mackerel are on the move. Wherever they roam, fall is the time to catch kingfish during their annual migration south.Oct 31st, 2024

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Little Brown Bugs: Fly Selection for People Who Can Never Find the Right Fly

Changing flies takes time and if you do it often enough, will chew up enough leader and tippet, that you’ll have to re-rig the whole dang thing.  It’s a slippery slope and not less than a few anglers have spent more time tying knots than they have fishing on a given day.  If you are one of these folks, or maybe a novice angler for whom fly selection is a total mystery, let me suggest a simplified approach. Nov 21st, 2024

Cecil County, MD Angler Named 15th FishMaryland Master Angler

Nick Perez joins his 12-year-old daughter Lucy on the list of Master Anglers. Perez has been fishing Maryland waters since age two and has explored almost every fishery in the state. Inspired by his daughter's achievement, Perez decided to pursue the Master Angler title himself.Nov 20th, 2024

Virginia Angler Breaks 30-Year State Rainbow Trout Record

Grant Bentz of McGaheysville, Virginia, shattered a long-standing state record with a 14 lb., 12 oz. rainbow trout. The fish broke the previous record set in 1993 by Michael Lowe at 14 lbs., 7 oz. Despite knowing many might disapprove, Bentz decided to cook the fish, citing low survival chances for large trout in the summer. Bentz plans to have a replica of the fish made to commemorate his achievement.Nov 19th, 2024

The Most Dangerous Dive Site In Florida

This is the Eagle’s Nest sinkhole in Florida. From the surface, it’s just an unremarkable, uninviting, and algae-filled little pond. But this view of it is deceptive. At the bottom of this little pond is a 6-foot-wide vertical tube leading to a massive pitch-black cave room the size of an airplane hanger, and that is just the beginning.Nov 18th, 2024

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Art Weston’s Potential World Record Muskellunge

Art Weston recently caught a massive 54.33 inch muskellunge, potentially setting the IGFA All-Tackle Length World Record for the species. On October 29, 2024, while fishing on Mille Lacs in Garrison, Minnesota, this enormous muskie struck his lure. After measuring its length on his official IGFA device, Art safely released the fish. The record is currently pending and under review.Nov 14th, 2024

Florida’s Chain Pickerel

In the northern parts of our great country, anglers enjoy chasing down enormous pike and elusive musky. We Floridians don’t usually give a second thought, but they are in Florida!Nov 13th, 2024