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April 30, 2026

Wearing chest waders is necessary when using a float boat as hunters will frequently need to port over obstructions. Tommy Price of Anderson pulls his kayak over a logjam.

Drive-by Ducks

The dashboard clock clicked over to 2 a.m. as a weary-eyed waterfowler exited onto the east-bound ramp of Interstate 26. […]

One of the winter keys to finding redfish is looking for the slightest “push” of water.

A Spot of Mud

Dan Kibler

Steve Hedrick regrets there aren’t many people vacationing at the Grand Strand during the winter. […]

The left-to-right shot is a favorite for many archers who take on the challenge of tundra-swan hunting in winter.

Swan Dive

Craig Holt

Most late-night television addicts have seen “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” a 1938 epic that features Errol Flynn using a long bow to split a competitor’s arrow at an impossible distance. […]

One of the best places to find spotted seatrout during winter is along the edges of marsh grass islands, especially if current creates eddies at corners.

Sneaky Fishing

Jerry Dilsaver

The trout moved along the edge of the dropoff just out from the bank, and we sometimes saw a single, pair or small group of fish as they flashed in the current. […]

Small crappie jigs or small lead-head jigs tipped with live minnows are good choices for winter crappies.

Stokes McClellan said anglers still can take large numbers of big crappie during January and February, especially if they know how to find the fish, while most other anglers only will sit next to their fires, dreaming about pulling crappie after crappie in to their boats. […]

A "Hal Fly" (in crappie’s mouth) is a favorite little jig for fishing underneath docks.

Rebound Crappie

Dan Kibler

Ed Duke is just thrilled few people except local anglers fish Lake Tillery — especially during the winter. […]

The end of a day of rabbit hunting hopefully will be a brace of bunnies.

Rabbit Redux

Mike Marsh

Most hunters in Pender County pursue white-tailed deer in the winter, displaying any newly-acquired buck deer across the tailgates of their pickup trucks for other hunters to admire. […]

Scouting for birds and getting permission from land-owners are keys to successful winter dove hunts. Visitors should be sure to respect property and pick up empty shell casings and other trash before leaving.

It Takes a Bubba

Mike Marsh

For many hunters, a Labor Day hunt for mourning doves is the highlight of the season. […]

A slow-rolled spinnerbait or crankbait with a tight wiggle is a good lure choice for winter bass at hot-hole lakes.

Hole Lotta Hot

Tim Mead

“Hot holes” they’re called. Wherever electric power is generated, a byproduct is a large volume of hot water. […]

Snowy groupers are a favoritetarget of deep-water winter anglers.

Deep Blue

Bob Goldstein

Pollack, codfish, monkfish? Winter bottom fishing off the Outer Banks produces huge black sea bass, blueline tilefish, and even snowy grouper. But how to prepare and when to go aren’t enough. […]