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October 30, 2026

The Bradley Fork is one of the top trout streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Spring is rebirth of trout

Spring is a magical time in the mountains, a time when dogwoods bud and the reddish-pink flowers of redbuds and white and pale pink flowers of serviceberry trees reach full bloom. […]

Shellcracker fishing picks up in April, and Kevin Davis has a great stringer to show off from the shallows of Lake Moultrie.

Fish shallow, young man!

Terry Madewell

There’s one time of the year when most species of gamefish — and most any fish species, in fact — are roaming the shallows of Santee Cooper’s Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. […]

Zach Townsend landed this doormat from his ‘yak using a white/chartreuse paddletail grub.

Though the association is rarely made, it would seem that fishing boats capable of maneuvering in just inches of water would go hand in hand with fish that can be completely submerged in just inches of water. […]

Betts has added several sizes to its line of jigs with offset hooks aimed at flounder fishermen.

More stuff to buy? Yep!

Jerry Dilsaver

It’s a plot I tell you, a fiendish plot. It works, too and it separates many fishermen from their hard-earned money. […]

Spring plantings of warm-season food plots will provide deer with tremendous nutrition at a time it’s most needed.

Proof’s in the pudding

Jeff Burleson

The next few months rank high for producing quality and healthy deer for the fall season and for the future of deer on your property. […]

April means big bass in the shallows, looking to spawn.

Look to pattern April fish

David Fritts

April is the month that bass spawn in most lakes around North Carolina, but when that happens exactly depends a lot on the weather and some other factors. […]

SCDNR staffers measure a cobia caught in a tournament last spring to obtain size data.

Pitch in to help collect cobia info

Bryan Bowers

Inshore, offshore, on top in plain sight or down deep, fighting hard and commonly over 50 pounds, cobia are one of the most-popular gamefish in South Carolina waters. […]

April is a month to use a bait with which you can cover a lot of water to find concentrations of prespawn bass.

Fish your strength

Davy Hite

If you read this column on a regular basis, you know that I talk a lot about February and March being the best months to catch a big bass in our South Carolina lakes. […]

Backlashes

Will Republicans end pay-to-play format?

Craig Holt

The “Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act,” aka Senate Bill 10 — part of which would change appointments of N.C. Wildlife Resources Commissioners — passed a Senate vote Feb. 7 and awaits House approval before the bill is sent to Governor Pat McCrory’s desk. […]