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June 27, 2026

This screen view shows Simrad’s BSM-2 CHIRP sonar module at work clearly tracking the 3,993-foot bottom.

First pings, now chirps?

Keeping up with developments in sonar, radar and GPS over the last few decades hasn’t been easy, and the evolution of marine electronics seems to be speeding up. […]

A crankbait is a great tool to catch bass in November, when they’re bunched up, relating to baitfish in transition between seasons.

Crank yourself up a bass

Davy Hite

Most people know my favorite bait is a mop jig, and I’ll always have one tied on, but to me, November is one of the best months of the year to fish a crankbait. […]

A fly fisher works the delayed-harvest section of the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County.

If you want to catch high numbers of trout in the winter, head for a delayed-harvest stream. These streams are heavily stocked in October and November, and fishing remains good throughout the cold months. […]

Salisbury’s Brad Peyton shows off the 5.12-pound bass he caught in the Sept. 10 Yadkin Team Tournament event at High Rock Lake. It was the big fish of the day.

Livewell

Tony Garitta

Dave Wolak returned to his hometown of Wake Forest $125,000 richer after winning the Sept. 15-18 FLW Tour event on New York’s Lake Champlain, with a four-day catch of 81 pounds. […]

The majority of migrating waterfowl will enter the Carolinas in the latter portions of the season.

Get your duck ponds ready

Jeff Burleson

The first few days of the Atlantic Flyway’s 60-day duck season have come and gone, with lower-than-expected success reported from hunters across the region. […]

Deep-jigging with a spoon along edges of a river channel is often a great way to catch a big stringer in November as the water cools and bass move back to deep water.

Harvest your largemouths

David Fritts

It’s too bad that so many guys who bass fish also like to deer hunt. There are only so many days in November, and the tree stand usually wins out over the bass boat. […]

Surface schooling activity is a common November happening on the Santee Cooper lakes.

November is striper time

Terry Madewell

November is action time on the Santee Cooper lakes. With falling water temperatures, shad schooling ever tighter and big fish ready to chow down, it’s time to get in on the annual fall feeding frenzy. […]

The lower section of Jacob Fork is wide open for fly fishing.

A ‘fork in the road’? South Mountains’ Jacob Fork is a jewel

Robert Satterwhite

Jacob Fork is somewhat of an anomaly. It is a foothills stream with the characteristics of a high-mountain trout stream. It rises in southern Burke County and flows northeast into Catawba County where it joins Henry Fork to form the South Fork of the Catawba River. […]

Cool season food plots like wheat offer deer excellent nourishment at a time when other natural foods are disappearing.

The last chance to plant? Late-season plantings are deer magnets

Jeff Burleson

While most hunters concentrate more on hunting than preparing food plots this month, cool-season plots can still be culitivated. […]

The difference between conventional sonar (left) and the new high-detail Humminbird Down Imaging sonar (right) is instantly obvious when you set a unit to show both views side by side.

Out with old, in with new Modern fish-finders tough to resist

Allan Tarvid

Sonar’s job is to show us the depth, composition and shape of the bottom below our boats and reveal suspended objects like fish. […]