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June 28, 2026

Shad-colored crankbaits are hard to beat when bass recover from the spawn and feed again.

It’s June — fish it like May

June is normally one of my two favorite months to catch bass. They’re finished with the spawn, have moved back toward deep water and are fattening up after going without for a couple of weeks. […]

Neil and Patrick McDonald of Thomasville won the Adam & Eve Trail’s April 13 tournament on Badin Lake with this 16-3 limit.

The 99 teams fishing the April 20 Carolinas Bass Challenge N.C. Division tournament knew they would need a stringer of 20 pounds or more if they wanted to take the top prize at Falls of the Neuse Lake. […]

The author almost likes catching big bream more than big bass; sometimes, it’s a toss up.

It’s bream time across SC

Davy Hite

I make my living catching bass, but I love to catch all kinds of fish, and nothing brings back good memories like bluegills. […]

Backlashes

It’s way past time for gamefish bill

Craig Holt

The North Carolina legislature will attempt for the fourth time this year to approve a gamefish-status bill for spotted seatrout, red drum and striped bass. […]

Stanley Top Toad

Don Shoopman

A leading artificial lure manufacturer’s newest pride and joy jumped like a real frog to the forefront of bass fishing circles very quickly in early 2013. […]

The Rossi RG410 looks like an old .30-30, but it’s a sweet-shooting .410.

Shotgunning fun

Gordon Hutchinson

An attorney friend who knows a little more about guns than I do about the dark side of the moon — but not much more — was wandering around a regional gun show, looking for I’m not sure what. […]

The Aqua-Vu Claw Discover is the latest in the company’s line of underwater cameras, and it makes finding lost items much more feasible.

You dropped WHAT overboard?

Allan Tarvid

Shortly after handheld GPS units became small enough to fit in a pocket, I remember a fellow outdoor writer lamenting about losing his. He somehow dropped it as he stepped from a boat to a dock over water 30 feet deep. […]

Guide Buster Rush caught this Lake Marion crappie on a jig.

May fishing breaks loose

Terry Madewell

May is diversity month for Santee Cooper, and it brings out some of the very best fishing for a wide variety of species around Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. […]

Jackson County features a number of excellent trout streams, and tourism promoters have used that as a campaign to attract visitors.

One county’s trout magic

Robert Satterwhite

Jackson County is a rising star in the world of trout fishing. It has the longest and most popular delayed-harvest waters in the state. […]

Take care of everything you can before getting your boat in position to back down the ramp.

Emily Post at the ramp?

Jerry Dilsaver

During the boat and fishing shows over the winter, I had the opportunity to talk with a lot of readers, and one topic that I heard a lot about was proper behavior and manners at launching ramps. […]