Features from October 2019
Here’s how to keep up with deer and stay on top of them throughout the different phases of deer hunting season.- The Neuse River is an ideal place to set up camp for trout anglers searching for consistent fall action.
- Catch slabs in these kinds of places, and have fall success just like spring — except for the crowds.
- High school freshman Mack Green from West Monroe gets a taste of what a bass pro’s life is like in video and filming adventures.
- Catching speckled trout, with their slashing strikes and pulsating runs, is thrilling any time of year, but now, it is actually easy. As the weather cools, specks move closer to shoreline grass and oyster banks during moving tides, both in and out, and feed throughout the day.
- Fall weather changes the behavior of many saltwater fish, as cooling waters trigger an urge to leave the safety of creeks, marshes and sounds. Baitfish swim through coastal inlets and turn right when they hit the ocean, an annual procession that may begin in September but hits its peak during October.
- When hunting whitetail deer, don't overlook the advantages of using a ground blind instead of a tree stand.
Columns - October 2019
- Here's a heart-warming fishing story from Sportsman columnist and Speckled Truth author Chris Bush.
- Take plenty of different flies on every trout-fishing trip.
- Bass fishermen need crankbaits for October success.
- Sunflowers are a surprise answer to the question: Is there anything I can plant to help with this deer season?
- Santee anglers can target stripers, catfish from the same boat, at the same time.
- Substitute soft tortillas for dumplings and wahoo for chicken and you’ve got a great meal.
- Fall is a great time to target speckled trout with topwater baits.
- Trout -- cold-water or saltwater -- are perfect fish to target from a kayak
- Bowhunters have plenty of new broadheads to choose for deer season.
Outdoor Update - October 2019
- Make sure you apply for South Carolina's lottery waterfowl hunts before the deadline, which is next week, Oct. 15.
Hot Spots - October 2019
- October is a transition month for crappie on SC’s Clarks Hill Lake.
- Flounder taking advantage of fall mullet run in Little River area.
- Redfish in South Carolina’s Wando River will be hiding under docks this month.
- Smallmouth bass come back to life in NC’s Lake James during the fall.
- The best king mackerel run in the country is rolling in October.
- Fall is a great time to catch big crappie on Kerr Lake.
- Murrells Inlet’s speckled trout fishing is off the charts in October.
- Jordan Lake’s crappie are heading to the creeks in October.
- Great Spanish mackerel fishing centers on North Carolina’s Cape Lookout in October.
- Spotted bass will be keying on schools of baitfish on South Carolina’s Lake Keowee.