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June 24, 2026

Surrounded by club members, Lorraine and Louis Buckwell of Taylors show off two of the fish that helped them win the Midlands Striper Club tournament on Lake Murray Feb. 16.

Snow day helped Rhyne win BFL

One Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League tournament winner actually located his fish on a snowy day — in 2007. […]

This target shows the accuracy potential of the author’s Remington Model 673 Guide Rifle — so designated because it’s a short, easily-carried rifle in the hard-hitting (and flat-shooting) .300 Short Action Ultra Magnum (SAUM).

Model 673’s beauty in eyes of beholder

Beauty and versatility are in the eyes of the beholder, and most everyone I know in the shooting business is aware I have long been searching for the perfect hunting rifle. […]

You can almost always make a good screen picture better with a little manual tuning.

Tune screen yourself for best view

Allan Tarvid

Today’s fish-finders have automatic modes that can tune in a better sonar picture than probably 90 percent of fishermen could by adjusting the screen manually. […]

Effective flies for spring trout (from bottom clockwise) include the Black Caddis, Hendrickson, Quill Gordon and March Brown.

Month of wild flowers, mayflies

Robert Satterwhite

April is the month of wildflowers and mayflies.

Service trees, trillium, trout lily, wood anemone, bloodroot and chickweed are among the first wildflowers, and March Brown, Hendrickson and Quill Gordon are among the first mayflies to hatch in the spring. […]

High Tides and Tall Tails

Find good water in the ocean

Jerry Dilsaver

Other than a report about where fish were yesterday, the one piece of information that helps offshore anglers locate their targets is knowing where to find water the fish prefer. […]

Lake Jocassee produces a lot of trophy trout — both rainbows and browns — every year. Early spring is an excellent time to troll or live-bait for big fish.

Jocasse: trophy trout trolling

Richard Bernabe

Early spring is an exciting time for fishermen everywhere; air and water temperatures are on the rise, the fish are on the move, and cabin fever is quickly becoming a distant memory. […]

Capt. Mark Phelps lectures on redfish techniques at the South Carolina Sportsman’s fishing school in Charleston in late February.

Fishing school has an a-lure

Jeff Dennis

The South Carolina Sportsman’s third annual fishing school was held Feb. 23 at Garrett Academy in North Charleston. […]

The Senko’s unique wobbling action when it falls through the water has proven to be hard for largemouth bass to resist — whether they’re prespawn, spawning or postspawn.

Add the Senko to your arsenal

Davy Hite

One of my favorite baits to throw in April is a Senko. I fish it a number of different ways, and I’ve learned that it can be unbeatable when you’re in a situation where some bass are post-spawn and some are spawning. […]

Lexington’s James Blankenship won the Feb. 9 Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament at Lake Norman with 13.09 pounds to earn $5,000.

Lexington angler wins at Norman

Tony Garitta

James Blankenship of Lexington won the first-place prize of $5,000 at the Feb. 9 Bassmaster Weekend Series North Carolina Division event at Lake Norman with a five-fish tournament limit weighing 13.09 pounds. […]

Soft-plastic lures such as a Zoom Trick Worm are good choices for April bass that are in the prespawn mode.

Bass fishing is pedal-to-metal

David Fritts

I like to call April the “plastic month.” It’s also the month when you really have to put the pedal to the metal. […]