Fishing & Boating Stories

The 2009 year was exciting for the Tega Cay Anglers Club. It was our first full year as Tega Cay’s only club dedicated to a love for fishing, and we have learned and accomplished a lot.

The Lake Wylie Pilot recently talked fishing with Carolina Catfish Club president Dieter Melhorn. Melhorn answered a few questions about his club and the catfish outlook for 2010 on Lake Wylie.

“Bail Out, the No. 5 pick, clearly speaks volumes about what’s on boaters’ minds,” said BoatU.S. President Nancy Michelman. “With today’s economic uncertainty, naming a boat Bail Out could indicate that boating is a survival mechanism for the family that will keep them afloat,” she added.

Rock Hill resident Rodger Taylor, 48, grew up fishing the South Fork river. By trade he's an emergency room nurse, an occupation about as similar to trolling for channel catfish as sorting through garbage or walking on the moon. Taylor said it's not what's common, but what's different between his pay job and passion that make both work.

Lake Wylie is known as a good largemouth bass lake year round. However, in part because of the presence of heated water discharge from a nuclear power plant, it is known as a particularly good bass lake in the winter. I caught up with FLW Professional Angler and local guide Matt Arey to learn more about fishing on Wylie in the winter.

Going to the annual boat show is a tradition in many families, including mine. Not only did we go to the one in our hometown of Omaha, Neb., but we’d often attend a show in Kansas City, Mo., or an In-Water Show at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Every year, my dad, brother, uncle, cousin and I would load up the truck and hit the boat show in February just to check out the new models. Finally, we could scratch that boating itch that’d been building since we winterized the boat, oh so many months ago.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to barefoot? Jump a ski ramp? Create a pyramid on water skis? Catch big air on a wake board in front of a big crowd? Well, you are in luck.

The River Hills Marina Cove Bridge was officially opened Jan. 16 with several residents coming out to inspect the construction craftsmanship first-hand. Marina Club Board Chairman Charles Wood oversaw the event. The bridge is 440-feet long and was constructed with quality treated lumber. Construction plans were developed by a licensed architect and professional engineer and the work was supervised by the same professional engineer.

Central Carolina Boat & Fishing Show When: Jan. 22-24 Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 junior anglers