Features from July 2025

Columns - July 2025

  • 90-second fried shrimp
    This fried shrimp recipe keeps it simple, and that’s the best way to fry shrimp.
  • Build an indoor range at home
    Shoot your air gun at home anytime you want by creating your own indoor range
  • Fishing in the heat of summer
    During the heat of summer, anglers can use several strategies for staying on the fish.
  • Getting truly off the grid
    If you’re looking to truly get off the grid for a while, a western river rafting trip is just the ticket.
  • Hang your deer stand now
    July is the perfect month to hang your deer stand, for numerous reasons.
  • Head to the Jetties
    Coastal anglers will find plenty of fish willing to bite, even in the heat of summer, at rock jetties.
  • Put a motor on it
    Adding a trolling motor to a kayak is easier now than it’s ever been, and it can open up a whole new world to anglers.
  • What’s biting at Santee
    July is a good month to catch multiple species in a number of different ways on the Santee Cooper lakes and nearby rivers.

Outdoor Update - July 2025

Hot Spots - July 2025

  • Bassin’ hotspots
    Bass anglers in the Carolinas can find plenty of success on numerous bodies of water during July.
  • Current, cut bait and catfish
    These Carolina rivers offer great catfish action, even during the heat of July.
  • Hit the rivers for panfish
    When the temperatures rise in July, rivers are the cool place to be for hot bream action.
  • Hot for trout
    July is a hot month, but it’s not too hot to catch mountain trout at these Carolina hotspots.
  • Mixing it up at OBX
    Throughout July, anglers catch numerous species of fish at North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
  • Surf sharking in the dark
    July is a great month to fish for sharks at night from the beach.