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July 1, 2026

Capt. Dave Tilley said an anchor is the most-important piece of gear on a bottom-fishing trip.

Get your anchor down

Anchors are often the cheapest piece of gear on a fishing boat, but they’re often the most important, especially when bottom fishing. […]

Venison sausage makes a perfect stuffing for half of a flattened wild turkey breast.

April is a special time in the Carolinas. In addition to the arrival of spring and the multiple opportunities for freshwater and saltwater fishing and turkey season, I usually feature one of Robert Cardwell’s excellent recipes for wild turkey in April. If he continues to share recipes as good as this one, it will continue for a while. […]

Land managers need to match their warm-season food plot seed mixes with their site characteristics, including pH and other soil conditions.

Choose plot seeds wisely

Jeff Burleson

April is a time to plant a variety of food plots. But you can’t just sprinkle some seeds on the ground and hope they grow. These tips will help you plant a top-notch warm-season food plot. […]

A jerkbait like this Berkley Cutter can produce nice April bass if you find them on the corners of little spawning pockets.

Shallow is the way to go

David Fritts

Shallow water has never been my favorite place to catch bass, but in April in the Carolinas, you are almost sure to be casting into skinny water if you want to catch many fish. […]

The Crappie Ammo BBs are loaded with the scent.

Get the edge on slabs with Crappie Ammo

Don Shoopman

After one bait was put on the market in late January, people who go after crappie won’t be fishing for the tasty panfish so much as hunting for them with Crappie Ammo. […]

New C-MAP cartography products combine C-MAP data with GoFree Insight Genesis data, including bottom contour, hardness transitions and even the recent locations of weed beds.

C-MAP lets you customize inland and coastal mapping

Allan Tarvid

A bass club member I used to know was hilariously secretive about his tournament fishing. As we watched from the headquarters dock, he would circle around the far side of a lake before returning to weigh-in to hide where he’d been fishing. […]

Choose the correct arrow rest for your bow

Sammy Romano

One of the most important components of any archery setup is the arrow rest. […]

Even though many streams are closed for stocking in March, there’s plenty of trout water still open for anglers in both Carolinas.

March still offers options

Robert Satterwhite

Prime spring fishing is just around the corner, as mountain streams begin warming up, and brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout become active and hungry, eager to gobble up the abundant spring hatches. It’s a time when anglers enjoy some of the best trout fishing of the year. […]

You might have to hunt for them a little bit, but largemouth bass should be moving into the shallows at Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, preparing to spawn in March.

It’s Santee shallow time

Terry Madewell

February brought hope of better fishing. but March brings the coveted promise of exceptional fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes. Despite Mother Nature’s typical, short-lived, cold-front disruptions, bass and crappie are going to make their shallow water move in March. […]

American shad, which average 2 to 3 pounds, are much larger than hickory shad, which weigh in around a pound.

Shad run is kayak heaven

Phillip Gentry

Rivers along the coast of the Carolinas have always been great places to paddle. They offer scenic beauty, miles of water devoid of boat traffic more common to impoundments and areas around inlets, and most are home to some phenomenal kayak fishing. […]