
Features from August 2023
- Anglers looking for adventure and a mixed bag of fish will find all they want on the New River.
- Hard plastic lures should be a part of every speckled trout angler’s arsenal.
- The Broad River is a summertime hotspot for smallmouth bass for anglers using these tips.
- Here’s South Carolina’s WMA outlook for the 2023-24 deer hunting season.
- Ladyfish are formidable fighters, and they’re fun to catch thanks to their acrobatics.

Columns - August 2023
- In August, the Diversion Canal is a great spot for anglers to catch all three major species of catfish, at any time of day or night
- Get your kids involved in fishing at their own pace, or you’ll turn them off to it for good.
- Archery hunters during early-season hunts will find success if they focus on food and water sources.
- Hunters and land-managers can create more productive wildlife food plots with these tips.
- Keep your dogs tick-free with these tips.
- Seafood platter on a stick is a great recipe that is simple to make, and absolutely delicious.
- Kayak anglers can learn a lot from others by tuning in to their experiences and learning what to do, and what not to do.
- Once treasured among fur hunters and trappers, raccoons are still one of the most important furbearing animals in the U.S.

Outdoor Update - August 2023
- NC’s 2023 flounder season has been announced for Sept. 15 through Sept. 29.
- Double B’s last-day wahoo was the biggest meatfish weighed during the 2023 Big Rock.
- For hunters in SC Game Zones 3 & 4, deer season begins Aug. 15.
- A 50.7-pound dolphin put SEA WOLF on top of the 2023 Keli Wagner Lady Angler Tournament.
- SUSHI’s 484.5-pound blue marlin won the 2023 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.
Hot Spots - August 2023
- It’s time to catch a giant redfish in Pamlico Sound with these tips from Baldheaded Bobby.
- August might not be the best fishing month in WNC, but it’s pretty good for catching bigger fish.
- Thick weedbeds hold the key to Santee’s summertime crappie.
- Hunting Island anglers can catch fish from the pier, the surf or the lagoon.
- Stripers and hybrids are biting in the middle of the day on Clarks Hill Lake.
- Catch crappie, along with fliers, on Yeopim Creek with these ultralight fishing tips.