Inshore Fishing
Reds put the feed bag on
May is perhaps one of the most-welcome months for chasing redfish. The weather is warm but not too hot to enjoy, and redfish resume a more predictable feeding behavior. […]
Columns
Backlashes
Getting blind-sided in Raleigh again
If Rep. Darrell McCormick, a Republican member of the state house, ever becomes a contestant on the TV show “Survivor,” he’ll know what to expect during the 30-day experience. […]
General
The Ruger SR40c
A recent concealed carry class included a newlywed couple. The young woman was an attractive emergency room nurse with a winning smile, long brown hair and a dad who was a retired federal law enforcement officer. […]
Bass Fishing
‘City Limits’ paddling
The spring run of striped bass that makes its way up river from the Santee-Cooper lakes into the Congaree River offers a chance at some prime “city limits fishing” in Columbia that would make even Mike Iaconelli envious. […]
Bass Fishing
Mining the herring spawn
May has always been a very special month for me, and not just because I was born in May. Throughout my fishing career, I’ve done well and have won more tournaments in May than any other month, largely because it’s a very diverse month. […]
Fishing Tournaments
SC pros in FLW top five
Pro angler Brent Ehrler from Redlands, Calif., weighed in a 20-pound limit on the final day to move up from second place and win the FLW Major Tour event on Lake Hartwell in late March. […]
Freshwater Fishing
It’s time to go small
More than 3,000 miles of trout waters flow through the North Carolina mountains, an intricate web of rivers, creeks, forks, branches and springlets — some hundreds of feet wide, some only a few feet wide. […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
Feel ‘blue’ about kings
After a winter as mild as we just experienced, fishermen across North Carolina are waiting with eager anticipation for the word that king mackerel have returned inshore. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Stone takes third in FLW
Fayetteville’s Marty Stone finished third at the March 8-11 FLW Tour event on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell. Stone’s haul of 68 pounds, five ounces, was worth $30,000. […]
Bass Fishing
One speed fits all?
A question I get at a lot of fishing shows where I do seminars has to do what kind of reel I choose for most of my crankbait fishing. […]