Freshwater Fishing
Trout Triple Play
With turkey season in its final days, it’s a perfect time to plan some great trout fishing. […]
Articles by L. Woodrow Ross
Freshwater Fishing
Hatch match for spring trout
Most South Carolina freestone streams do not support prolific insect hatches — the Chattooga River may be the exception — but most streams support some level of aquatic insect life. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Recipes for hot spring patterns
Z-Wing Caddis Pupa — This pattern can be tied in sizes 12 to 18, but for spring, 18 would be a better choice, especially on the Chattooga. Use alone or as dropper with another nymph pattern or with a dry fly. […]
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Final Countdown
Since primitive man first speared fish with a sharpened stick, he has devised different ways to accomplish his objective. […]
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Going Primitive
There is something mystical about the feel of a good primitive bow. It seems to come alive in the archer’s hands. Light, responsive and, when shot instinctively, they are very quick-handling. […]
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Off-Key Tune
South Carolina’s statewide deer population has declined by about one-third since the mid-1990s. Habitat change, development and pine plantation monocultures have contributed, but a factor that parallels the drop in the deer population is the increase in the coyote population. […]
Events & Announcements
Rifle range opens at Belfast WMA
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources opened a rifle range at the Belfast WMA near Kinards on May 6, providing shooters from the Midlands a place to do anything from plinking to target shooting to sighting in their hunting weapons. […]
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Paddle to Puddlers
Andy Stevenson borrowed a kayak back in the mid-1980s to hunt waterfowl on a unique Carolina Bay on his family’s farm near Allendale and Fairfax. […]
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Give ’em a Hand
Dennis Hardwick and his brother planned to spend the morning scouting for hogs along the Pee Dee River in Dillon County, then hunt in the afternoon if they found promising sign. […]