Columns
Species Spotlight: Bobcat
Bobcats are among the most mysterious animals in the Carolinas and beyond. […]
Articles by Brian Cope
Bag a Buck
Chris Douglas kills Lee County brute
Chris Douglas of Sanford, NC took advantage of the rut when he killed a Lee County brute of a buck on Nov. 9, 2023. […]
Bag a Buck
Paisley Clark kills Rockingham County buck
Paisley Clark killed this Rockingham County buck on Nov. 11, 2023. […]
Crappie
Santee’s coldwater slabs
Santee’s slab crappie are bunched up in big numbers during December, and these fish are hungry and perfectly willing to bite. […]
Crappie
Keowee’s transitioning crappie
As the water begins to cool down in December, Lake Keowee’s crappie move from deep brush to open water, feeding heavily. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Don’t overlook December trout
December can be one of the best months to fish for trout in Western North Carolina’s lower elevations rivers and streams. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Tar River stripers bite hot in the cold
The Tar River is a hot spot for striped bass anglers using soft plastic swimbaits from December through March. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Catch Oriental trout in creeks
Oriental’s speckled trout head to deeper holes in the backs of creeks during December, looking for bait and warm water. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Cold is hot for Cape Romain redfish
As the water cools down in December, the redfish bite heats up in the saltwater flats around Cape Romain. […]
Catfish
Cool cats at Santee
Even when December’s weather turns especially nasty, Santee’s catfish bite like crazy. […]