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May 14, 2026

Guide William Sasser said Clarks Hill spits out a lot of big crappie once October arrives and fish start to feed up for the winter.

Clarks Hill slabs grow up plenty

October usually kicks off a 3- to 4-month period of big crappie, and big numbers of crappie, on South Carolina’s Clarks Hill Lake, according to guide William Sasser. […]

Kara Herring and daughter, Summer, show off a big king mackerel caught off Southport, N.C., last fall.

SENC king mackerel have “first Friday” date with fishermen

Jerry Dilsaver

King mackerel off North Carolina’s southeastern coast must keep a calendar just like fishermen and circle the first Friday in October. For several decades, kings have been arriving along the beaches between Cape Fear and the South Carolina state line by that date. […]

Cooling water temperatures will push Lake Jocassee’s bass toward shallow water and the shoreline in October and November.

Hot Lake Jocassee bass

Pat Robertson

Lake Jocassee’s bass will still be deep for the most part, even in October when temperatures usually begin to fall, according to guide Rob McComas of Mill Spring, N.C. […]

Beginning Oct. 1, anglers can keep two Albemarle Sound stripers at least 18 inches long per day.

Albemarle Sound stripers are on tap

Dusty Wilson

Along with the brisk winds of October comes a special time on North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound: keeper season for striped bass. […]

RJ Seiler poses with Christmas, the 8-point Rockingham County buck he killed on Sept. 10, 2018.

Rockingham County bowhunter kills monster 8 point buck

Jeff Burleson

Christmas came early for Rockingham County’s RJ Seiler when he arrowed a 225-pound, 140-inch buck that he had nicknamed “Christmas” while tracking it on trail cameras on his hunting lease earlier this year. […]

Elijah Evans, a sixth grader from Mebane, NC, killed this massive buck on Sept. 9, 2018 while hunting with his grandfather.

Mebane youth bowhunter kills trophy 13 point buck

Craig Holt

On Sept. 9, the second day of North Carolina’s archery season, 12-year-old Elijah Evans pulled the trigger on his grandfather’s Parker crossbow and killed a 13-point buck that may take over the top spot for youth crossbow buck in North Carolina. […]

Madison Parker of Florence, SC poses with the 11-point buck she killed on Sept. 6, 2018.

Florence County huntress kills massive 11 point buck

Brian Cope

Madison Parker of Florence, S.C. began sitting in the deer stand with her dad when she was just a baby, so it was fitting that the two were sitting together on Sept. 6 when the 19-year-old killed the biggest deer of her life, an 11-point buck that weighed 195 pounds and had a massive rack that has been rough scored at 140 inches. […]

Jacob Shepherd killed this huge trophy buck in Wilkes County on Sept. 10, 2018.

Wilkesboro bowhunter kills trophy, split tine buck

Dan Kibler

Jacob Shepherd of Wilkesboro, N.C., had never seen the big buck that stepped out on him on Monday, Sept. 10, the third day of bow season, but it didn’t take him more than a second to recognize it as a shooter. […]

Matt Atkinson killed this trophy buck shortly after joining a hunt club in Aiken County.

Aiken County hunter drops trophy 11-point buck

Jeff Burleson

Matt Atkinson popped an 11-pointer on Sept. 8 after just recently joining a hunting club near his Aiken County home. And what a buck it was! Atkinson’s buck boasted several 11-inch tines with bases over six inches in circumference, and is expected to score upwards of 140 inches. […]

Dave Pfeiffer, president of Shimano Fishing North America, caught this 219-pound tuna on antique tackle and 24-thread line last month.

Isle of Palms angler lands 219 pound tuna on antique tackle

Brian Cope

Dave Pfeiffer of Isle of Palms, S.C. is the president of Shimano Fishing North America, headquartered in Ladson, S.C., and the fishing industry is more than just a job for him. […]