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August 27, 2026

Dale Hege and Wayne Lawson of Ramseur had a couple of big days on Tuckertown Lake, winning a new Piedmont Team Tournament on July 25 and finishing second on Aug. 8.

Wolak cashes twice, remains in hunt for berth in Classic

Two pro fishermen from North Carolina placed in two different BASS events in mid-August, and two others each picked up a check. […]

Marlin Ormseth caught this Lake Moultrie blue catfish at sunset as he got ready for some night-time action that many fishermen overlook.

October ushers in fall’s best action

Terry Madewell

October is a special time in the Santee Cooper area, as most everything worth doing in the outdoors is wide open — there aren’t enough hours to get it all done. […]

Numerous weedless spoons are available to most fishermen.

Catching fall fish by the ‘spoonful’

Jerry Dilsaver

They say age is just a number, but a few weeks ago I realized just how quickly my number was increasing. […]

Topwater fishing is easily the most exciting way to catch a bass, and October is a great month to try out a buzzbait, floating worm, stickbait, prop bait or popping-type bait.

October: prime time for a topwater bite

Davy Hite

As a tournament fisherman, I try not to get caught up in the old saying, “Catching one bass on topwater is better than catching four or five on a worm.” […]

Lauren Dumas of Charleston with a sailfish caught on an early-August trip.

Sailfish becoming ‘old reliable’

Jeff Dennis

When can a fisherman rely on catching a sailfish off the coast of South Carolina? It seems that the answer is: in the fall. […]

Davy Hite of Ninety Six had a disappointing finish on the BASS Elite Series, missing the Bassmasters Classic field after a poor performance in the season’s final event.

BASS Elite finishes are mixed for Palmetto State bass pros

Pat Robertson

For Jason Quinn of York, the final BASS Elite Series tournament on New York’s Oneida Lake was just what the doctor ordered. For Casey Ashley of Donalds, it was a big disappointment. […]

A harvested corn field will still have plenty of grain, enough to be a major food source for deer and other wildlife.

Food-plot alternatives? Of course

Jeff Burleson

Deer hunting has its highs and lows, but there is nothing like sitting in a tree stand, peering through the predawn darkness, anxiously awaiting the gentle glow from the eastern sky. […]

Brown and brook trout seek out tributaries of larger streams such as Little Santeetlah Creek when looking for spawning sites in the fall.

Fall is prime time for browns, brookies

Robert Satterwhite

In September, autumn eases into the mountains in muted colors: dull reds and yellows of sourwood, dogwood, and sumac. […]

Backlashes

To bait or not to bait: a bear of a problem

Craig Holt

Wes Seegars, former chairman of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, became so upset last year when the agency’s “conservation partners” opposed ideas for regulation changes that came out of the Big Game Committee’s summer meetings, he decided the commission wouldn’t make public the schedule for future meetings. […]