L. Woodrow Ross, Author at Carolina Sportsman

“High stick” technique

“High stick” technique for nymphing […]

A large, dark shadow was visible in a bathtub-sized pool. The pool downstream from where I stood had produced several average-sized rainbow trout for quick release. The shadow was in a tiny pool upstream in the middle of a turbulent riffle. […]

How to recognize productive water when trout fishing

L. Woodrow Ross

Choosing where to fish is as important as your fly selection; fishermen need to learn to “read the water.” […]

“High stick” technique

L. Woodrow Ross

1. Angler casts well above fish, keeps rod tip down as nymph falls to bottom of streambed. […]

Get down for trout

L. Woodrow Ross

A large, dark shadow was visible in a bathtub-sized pool. The pool downstream from where I stood had produced several average-sized rainbow trout for quick release. The shadow was in a tiny pool upstream in the middle of a turbulent riffle. […]

Seasoned Pendleton hunter kills potential top-5 South Carolina buck

L. Woodrow Ross

Woody David Swaney of Pendleton, SC is 53-years-old and has been deer hunting for 46-years, and took his first buck when he was only 7-years-old with a single-barrel shotgun. […]

The Mountain Master – With more than 150 birds to his credit, the late Jack Lombard of Mountain Rest was a turkey hunting wizard

L. Woodrow Ross

We sat spellbound as the late Jack Lombard of Mountain Rest talked about the birth of modern turkey hunting in South Carolina. He spoke softly, without pretense. […]