February 2015 - Page 10 of 11 - Carolina Sportsman

Solve a winter bass puzzle – Follow the signs to great February bass fishing on South Carolina’s Lake Wateree

Frost is on the ground, waiting for the sunlight to warm it away; it’s a brisk 42 degrees, and the wind is whipping. […]

Moving whiskered targets? Santee Cooper’s catfish are on the move in February, hopefully from the water to your cooler

Terry Madewell

February’s weather can be tricky, with very cold but also very mild temperatures. That’s the primary reason why most experts use the term “transition” for catfish in the Santee Cooper lakes this month. […]

Pen up winter sheepshead

Brian Cope

A stubborn chill hung in the air, and the anglers aboard Capt. Rick Percy’s boat were anxious for the sun to the same. […]

2015’s Top fiberglass boats

Jerry Dilsaver

The ultimate fishing boat would be different things to different fishermen, depending on whether they exorcise their passion in inshore or coastal backwaters, lakes and rivers, or the bluewater deep. […]

2014 Deer of the Year

South Carolina Sportsman

The 2014-15 deer season was an interesting one for Palmetto State hunters. In the Upstate, baiting is still a relative novelty, and with a huge acorn crop this past fall, it’s likely that big bucks didn’t have to travel too far to find something to eat. […]

Night music – Once heard, few hunters can resist the sounds of a great raccoon chase after dark

Pete Rogers

It seems among sportsmen and sportswomen there are houndsmen, and then there is everyone else. […]

Listen and learn from deer hunters

Dan Kibler

South Carolina Sportsman and its sister publication in North Carolina have been running annual Bag-A-Buck contests almost since the moment the magazines were first published. […]

2015’s Top fiberglass boats

Jerry Dilsaver

The ultimate fishing boat would be different things to different fishermen, depending on whether they exorcise their passion in inshore or coastal backwaters, lakes and rivers, or the bluewater deep. […]