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July 21, 2026

Cover: April 2015 (NC)

Bass fishing in April might take you to the Albemarle Sound, the Dan River or any reservoir across North Carolina that has boat docks. Read this issue and you’ll be ready for anything you face. […]

Guide Mack Farr scratches his head over why South Carolina anglers haven’t caught on to the great after-dark striper action that is to be found on Lake Hartwell.

It’s da Bomb(er)! An after-dark jerkbait bite is a killer pattern for Lake Hartwell stripers this month.

Phillip Gentry

Mack Farr scratches his head when he talks about Lake Hartwell’s great striped bass fishing. […]

Guide Kevin Davis makes sure he’s fishing shallow when Santee Cooper’s catfish make their move out of their winter haunts.

Santee’s shallow cats – Go shallow for Santee Cooper’s spring catfish

Jeff Burleson

Fishermen come from all over to visit the Santee Cooper lakes every year, many to target the great numbers of catfish and the possibility of catching a trophy. […]

Don Wells of Ridgeway believes the bass fishing on Lake Wateree was at its highest level ever last spring, especially in terms of big fish.

Wateree’s bass KA-BOOM! – Lake Wateree bass fishermen on cusp of an April explosion

Terry Madewell

Lake Wateree has long been respected as a great place to catch hefty largemouth bass and good numbers of chunky fish. In 2014, the stars aligned and the spring fishing exploded with bigger fish. […]

Choosing a spot to set up where you can see an approaching gobbler, not be seen and still be able to call is a key.

Don’t hang up on hung-up toms – Learn how to deal with hung-up gobblers this spring

Terry Madewell

Hunt turkeys long enough, and every hunter will learn that some gobblers are just more difficult to kill than others. […]

When water temperatures reach moderate during April, smallmouth bass action will crank up on the Dan River.

Don’t diss the Dan

Craig Holt

Mention the Dan River, and most residents of North Carolina immediately think of Duke Energy’s coal-ash spill near Eden in February 2014. […]

Jack Lombard shows off the six beards of one turkey he killed during his almost half-century of hunting gobblers.

The Mountain Master – With more than 150 birds to his credit, the late Jack Lombard of Mountain Rest was a turkey hunting wizard

L. Woodrow Ross

We sat spellbound as the late Jack Lombard of Mountain Rest talked about the birth of modern turkey hunting in South Carolina. He spoke softly, without pretense. […]

With striped bass gone upstream on their spawning run, largemouth bass take center stage in April on the Albemarle Sound.

Sound decisions – With stripers gone, largemouth bass are the No. 1 target on the Albemarle Sound in April

Jeff Burleson

The Albemarle Sound is one of the two largest estuaries in the North Carolina and is home to a world-renowned population of striped bass, which receive most of the attention given to the sound’s fishery. […]

Saltwater ponds along South Carolina’s coast are an overlooked resource for inshore anglers.

Little ponds, big flounder – Saltwater ponds are an untapped resource for flounder fishermen

Brian Cope

A handful of anglers fishing a pond in Pawleys Island reeled in some grass, pine straw and a small pinfish, prompting a comment from an onlooker: “This pond isn’t worth fishing.” […]

Guide and bass pro Andy Montgomery relies on boat docks for a lot of his spring bass.

Be a dock doctor – Find the right boat docks this month and you’ll find some great bass underneath

Phillip Gentry

When pro bass fisherman Andy Montgomery approaches a boat dock with a fishing rod in hand, he’s like a painter looking at a brand-new canvas or a sculptor looking at a big hunk of clay. […]