Fishing
Sportsman’s Fishing Boat Showcase
Aluminum boats are often described with these terms: utilitarian, practical, serviceable, functional and no-frills. In actuality, aluminum boat are all that and more; so much more. […]
Month: February 2017
Deer of the Year
2016 Deer of the Year
It didn’t take deer hunters in North Carolina and South Carolina very long to make their marks this past fall. Even with a big crop of acorns on the ground in many places — usually a harbinger of a tough whitetail season — a lot of big bucks began falling in September, and they never quit. […]
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Dreary weather, great fishing – February means dreary days, great striper action for Lake Murray fishermen
Most people would consider a cold, dreary day in February a terrible time to be outside, much less on the water fishing. But that sentiment doesn’t hold true for Mike Gault of Jonesville, S.C. A retired game warden, he looks forward to the nastiest days of the year so he can head to South Carolina’s Lake Murray and drag live baits behind the boat for striped bass. […]
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Head ’em off at the pass – Long-lining is the way to go for prespawn crappie on South Carolina’s Clarks Hill Lake
Although he lives just a hop, skip and jump from Lake Greenwood, when winter begins to wane, Rod Wall of Ninety Six much prefers to make the hour-long drive southwest to fish on his favorite crappie lake: Clarks Hill. […]
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Ice pop specks – To catch cold speckled trout, get warm in a hurry
By February, Old Man Winter is making his mark on the Carolinas, and one great thing about living along the coast of North Carolina or South Carolina is the predictable, pleasant days. […]
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Get the drop (shot) on winter bass – Winter bass are suckers for a drop-shot rig, especially in the Carolinas
The air is biting cold, and the sky is the purest shade of blue. Glenn Grindstaff of Marion, N.C., is huddled inside his thick coat. The hood is pulled well past the top of his head. […]
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Frigid crappie frenzy – Lake Tillery crappie fishing can be a frigid frenzy in Febuary
Under normal circumstances, February is likely to remain a relatively cold, winter month, with only premonitions of spring peeking through its icy exterior. […]
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Don’t snow on my parade – The snow goose parade begins this month in eastern North Carolina
When the talk turns to snow geese, most North Carolina hunters immediately think about a long trip to the great plains of North Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Manitoba or any of the other states and provinces along the central flyway. […]
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Cover: February 2017
Winter trout are waiting, and if you know how to catch them you can tag a lunker like this 10-pound, 2-ounce pig caught by guide Justin Carter in Wando River near his home base of Charleston, S.C. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass anglers, don’t skip February
February isn’t a month that a lot of bass fishermen mark on their calendars as time on the water not to be missed, but those guys would be wrong. […]