
Features from January 2023
- Air rifles are great for squirrel hunting for those who follow these tips.
- Clarks Hill Lake is a breeding ground for giant catfish, and many anglers overlook this lake.
- Layout boats are the perfect craft to kill your limit of sea ducks off North Carolina’s coast.
- Tips from Carolina’s pro anglers for catching schooling redfish during wintertime.
- The swamps of Santee Cooper are fertile grounds for bass, even during January.

Columns - January 2023
- This blackened venison chili recipe is a deliciously different take on making chili, and it will warm you from head to toe.
- Blue lining is the art of fishing tiny streams for mountain trout, and a great way to enjoy some solitude on the water.
- Redfish spend lots of time in shallow water during winter, so kayaks are the perfect craft to pursue them.
- A big part of achieving your fishing goals is to stay organized and ready.
- Black drum are caught by anglers fishing inshore waters with a variety of bait and lures.
- Use the wintertime to organize your fishing tackle for the upcoming season.
- Utility corridors are often seen as detriments to property, but they are wildlife havens, and loved by hunters.
- Menhaden offer a unique wintertime forage for Santee Cooper catfish, and the anglers that pursue them.

Outdoor Update - January 2023
- North Carolina’s 2023 Urban Archery Season runs Jan. 14 - Jan. 19.
- Karen Nielsen of Burlington, NC is our monthly Bag-A-Buck winner for November 2023.
- A third CWD-infected deer in North Carolina’s herd was confirmed in November.
- January marks the start of boating and outdoor expo season, so make your plans to attend.
Hot Spots - January 2023
- Anglers can expect to catch plenty of crappie, including some slabs, at Kerr Lake in January.
- Fishing Creek’s logjams are great spots to find quality catfish during the winter.
- The Davidson River is a hotspot for mountain trout throughout the winter months.
- Capt. Shane Walser explains how to catch winter slabs at High Rock Lake.
- Pro bass angler Brian Latimer shares his tips on catching Lake Russell’s winter bass.
- Anglers catch plenty of speckled trout during winter at Wrightsville Beach, NC.