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August 28, 2026

Team Something Fishy from Lexington won big-fish honors and took first place in the Midlands Striper Club tournament on Clarks Hill Lake with these stripers.

Gainey second in EverStart

Nick Gainey of Charleston closed in a hurry, moving from 19th to second place on the final day of the EverStart Series Northern Division tournament on North Carolina’s Kerr Lake in mid-June. […]

AR-15-style rifles have become accepted sporting rifles in today’s shooting community.

It’s not an ‘assault’ rifle

Gordon Hutchinson

I opened my morning newspaper, reading the news and scanning the advertisements when a gun store ad caught my eye. […]

Electronics have become important parts of our fishing experiences, but the units can become dirty or cluttered over time.

Clean your displays inside and out

Allan Tarvid

Who hasn’t mistaken the shadow of a water spot on an LCD screen for a fish, waypoint or radar target? […]

Kevin Davis wouldn’t join the author on a paddling trip for catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes, but he showed him exactly where to go to get one.

‘Kayak-catting’ around

Phillip Gentry

Kevin Davis’ resume is long and varied. At the top of the list, he’s a fishing guide. […]

A variety of catfish species can be caught during the summer in the Santee Cooper lakes, plus there’s quality and quantity day and night.

A cup of ‘half and half’

Terry Madewell

July fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes is a hot proposition, both because the heat and fishing patterns are quite dependable. […]

Removing trees or other tall vegetation from the perimeter of food plots will allow for better sun penetration.

Eliminate the ‘sun hogs’

Jeff Burleson

If deer, ducks and turkeys could talk, they would quickly thank diligent land managers for preparing tasty buffets — until the hunting season, anyway. […]

Fish terrestrial patterns close to stream banks where bugs are most likely to be blown into the water to waiting browns, rainbows and brookies.

’Spray’ for summer bugs

Robert Satterwhite

Summer is the season for bugs: grasshoppers, ants, crickets, inchworms and beetles. Just about any insect that crawls, flies or hops is prime fare for trout. […]