Features from January 2025

Columns - January 2025

  • Beat the winter blues
    Don’t get down on the cold weather, Santee’s catfish will help you beat the winter blues.
  • Competitive saltwater fishing
    It never hurts to add a little competition to your saltwater fishing endeavors.
  • Dropping brush
    Drop brush piles in January, and you’ll have places to fish the rest of the year.
  • Paddling for winter stripers
    For kayak anglers that brave the cold weather, big rewards in the form of striped bass are there for the taking.
  • Pitch a tent
    Enhance your hunting and fishing trips by extending them for multiple days with a Regatta bell tent from White Duck Outdoors.
  • Squirreling away
    It was a great day for squirrel hunting, and not just for me, but for another predator as well.
  • Try PCP for your next air gun
    PCP air guns are highly effective for hunting squirrels, and they’re also deadly on much bigger game.
  • Venison chili on the ones
    This recipe is simple to make, and is hearty and delicious, especially during a January cold snap.

Outdoor Update - January 2025

Hot Spots - January 2025

  • Creeks in the cold
    Anglers willing to brave the cold catch plenty of wintertime fish in creeks across the Carolinas.
  • Go with the flow
    Throughout the Carolinas, rivers offer some outstanding fishing in January.
  • High Rock Slabs
    High Rock’s lake crappie fishing doesn’t cool off in the wintertime.
  • Hit the surf
    Surf fishing is very popular in the Carolinas all year long, including in January.
  • Monticello’s winter bass
    Lake Monticello is a winter wonderland for bass anglers.
  • Solitude and big fish
    Western North Carolina’s rivers offer great fishing and lots of solitude in the winter.