Features from March 2024
- March is a great month to catch slab crappie throughout the Carolinas with these techniques.
- Anchoring down in the shallow waters of Santee Cooper produce some of the biggest catfish of the year.
- Riverine lakes like Lake Greenwood present unique challenges, but also big rewards, for spring bass anglers.
- Bag your lowcountry gobbler this turkey hunting season with these tips
- Even if you’ve got a boat and plenty of fishing gear, booking a guided fishing trip can be money well spent.
Columns - March 2024
- Wild hogs are fun to hunt, especially when you employ one of these baiting methods for the highly-destructive animals.
- Take advantage of the good-weather opportunities in March, and get on some early-season meatfish.
- A little research, coupled with asking the right anglers the right questions, you can find plenty of productive water for fly fishing.
- In March, many Santee Cooper anglers put a great deal of effort into catching American shad, which are making their annual spawning run.
- Spending a day fishing for bass on the pond with a handful of lures is a great way to spend a day in March.
- March is a great month to toss finesse lures to bass, and kayaks are the perfect watercraft for doing so.
- This Sloppy Spuds recipe is a unique and delicious alternate to sloppy joe sandwiches.
- The Berkley Frittside is a great lure to catch numbers of bass, and some big ones, throughout the month of March.
Outdoor Update - March 2024
- The NCWRC’s Pechmann Fishing Education Center is hosting numerous courses throughout March.
- Carolina Sportsman reader Adam Revels shares his thoughts on his love for wood ducks.
- The NCWRC has closed the 2024 striper harvest season in the Roanoke River Management Area due to declining populations.
- Turkey hunters killed 868 birds on South Carolina’s public lands during the 2023 season.
- South Carolina’s 2023 turkey harvest numbers show a decline from the previous year.
Hot Spots - March 2024
- Anglers can catch lots of trout on different flies and techniques throughout March on the streams of western NC.
- Anglers can catch plenty of black drum at the Outer Banks in March with these tips from Capt. Tanner Lynk.
- Topwater action for stripers at Lake Murray is a great angling activity during March.
- Hungry sheepshead are keeping anglers busy on nearshore reefs off the Carolina coastline as the calendar turns to March.
- The Broad River’s smallmouth population is fast-growing and plenty hungry, especially throughout March.
- Santee Cooper’s stripers run up the Congaree and Wateree Rivers in March, and are willing to bite in the swift current.