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November 15, 2025

A skinning knife, gutting knife, hatchet and some twist ties are all that’s needed to prepare venison for the freezer.

After you’ve pulled the trigger

Deer hunters face at least two tasks every time they head to the woods: killing a deer, then doing something with it to ensure that the tasty venison isn’t wasted. […]

Small crankbaits fished from 5- to 8-feet deep in the backs of creeks at large lakes are good spots in October because of shad concentrations.

Go hunt deer now — wink, wink

David Fritts

I love to deer hunt in November, and there are times I really love other deer hunters — like when I’m bass fishing. […]

Wesley Cashwell and Larry Inman of Greensboro landed 14.33 pounds of bass Sept. 2 to claim the National Bass Circuit tournament at Kerr Lake.

Gray has a bright day at Kerr Lake

Tony Garitta

Brandon Gray of Bullock cranked his way to the top spot at the Sept. 23-24 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division Super Tournament at Kerr Lake. […]

Backlashes

The hobgoblin of consistency

Craig Holt

If Webster’s dictionary wanted to illustrate the definition of “procrastination” or “foot-dragging,” it could publish a photo of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission. […]

Mitchell Frye landed this nice redfish at the Waccamaw River’s transition zone.

Transfer to transition zones

Jeff Burleson

Saltwater anglers typically seek super salty waters of sounds and estuaries for the best chances at inshore catches. […]

Beat brush piles for bass

Davy Hite

One of the things successful bass fishermen notice is patterns change as the seasons change — but for a number of different reasons. […]

Care of fly reels after an angler has decided to end his year’s fishing involves removing lines, washing reels, wetting lines then drying and working them with dressing to keep equipment in good working order.

Be reel careful this year

Richard Bernabe

I love cold-weather fly fishing, especially at South Carolina’s mountain rivers and streams. I love the cold air, the challenging fishing conditions, and the lack of crowds. […]

Rodney Sorrell of Stokesdale captured a BASS Northern Tour event at Lake Champlain, N.Y., and won $23,100.

Sorrell takes Lake Champlain crown

Tony Garitta

Rodney Sorrell of Stokesdale won his first BASS title by edging out Kotaro Kiriyama of Moody, Ala., by one ounce at the Aug. 17-19 Bassmaster Northern Tour event at Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, N.Y. […]

Spotted bass have overwhelmed smallmouth bass numbers at Lake Chatuge.

Spotted bass take over Chatuge

Robert Satterwhite

Lake Chatuge, a popular TVA reservoir at the Hiwassee River in Clay County, N.C., and Towns County, Ga., once was known as a prime smallmouth bass lake, second only to Fontana Reservoir — but not any longer. […]

Jerry Walters of Lexington believed in the power of flat-sided crankbaits to lure bass during the fall.

Flat-sided crankbaits work well

Dan Kibler

Fourteen years ago next month, I wrote a newspaper column about flat-sided crankbaits after an afternoon excursion to High Rock Lake with the late Jerry Walters of Lexington, a fine bass fisherman who lost a battle with cancer several years ago at far too young an age. […]