{"id":7523,"date":"2025-08-14T14:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/did-you-know-august-is-national-fishing-month\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:21:57","slug":"did-you-know-august-is-national-fishing-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/did-you-know-august-is-national-fishing-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know? August is National Fishing Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"395\">Lake Murray is home to some of the best freshwater fishing spots on the East Coast &mdash; and you don&rsquo;t need to be a pro to enjoy them! Whether you&rsquo;re after bass, crappie, or just a relaxing day on the water, there&rsquo;s no better time to cast a line.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"459\">Here are a few fun ways to celebrate National Fishing Month:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"809\">\n<li data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"553\">\n<p data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"553\"><strong data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"484\">Try something new:<\/strong> Rent a boat or hire a local guide to explore hidden fishing holes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"642\">\n<p data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"642\"><strong data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"575\">Bring the kids:<\/strong> Many local parks and piers offer easy, safe spots for beginners.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"714\">\n<p data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"714\"><strong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"667\">Join a tournament:<\/strong> Local fishing clubs often welcome newcomers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"809\">\n<p data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"809\"><strong data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"739\">Catch and release:<\/strong> Help keep Lake Murray&rsquo;s fish population healthy for future anglers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"898\">So grab your rod, pack some snacks, and enjoy a little time by the water this August!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"898\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakemurraycountry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo from Lake Murray Country<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Murray is home to some of the best freshwater fishing spots on the East Coast &mdash; and you don&rsquo;t need to be a pro to enjoy them! Whether you&rsquo;re after bass, crappie, or just a relaxing day on the water, there&rsquo;s no better time to cast a line. Here<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/did-you-know-august-is-national-fishing-month\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[91,90,96],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-7523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-community-news","tag-fishing","tag-lake-murray","tag-lake-murray-country"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lake-Murray-Fishing-Photo_2025_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}