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June 21, 2026

SCDNR has 45 public dove fields available for the Sept. 5 opening day of dove season.

SCDNR will have 45 dove fields available for opening day hunting

Forty-five public fields will be available across South Carolina during during the 2015-16 mourning dove season, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]

Black drum are ganging up around the two Civil War wrecks in Lockwood Folly Inlet.

Have a wreck in Lockwood Folly Inlet and catch plenty of black drum

Brian Cope

Black drum are biting in Lockwood Folly Inlet near Holden Beach, and according to Fayetteville’s Daniel McJunkin, as long as you can find the two wrecks in the inlet, you’ll find the black drum. […]

The Forbush Raptors won the YHEC national hunter-safety championship in late July in New Mexicco.

Two Yadkin County teams win national hunter-ed championships

North Carolina Sportsman

Two teams from Yadkin County have won the 30th annual International Youth Hunter Education Challenge, held in late July at the NRA’s Whittington Center in Raton, N.M. […]

Lake Norman catfish have been biting cut white perch all over the lake during the hot weather.

Trolling cut bait, watching electronics, has been key to Lake Norman catfish

Brian Cope

Catfish are biting across Lake Norman in a variety of sizes, and Jerry Neeley of Jerry’s Fishing Guide Service said trolling with cut bait is the best way to catch them during on hot days. […]

Mike Huff and Capt. Joe Morris caught this 14-foot, 900-pound tiger shark while commercial long-lining last weekend off Folly Beach.

No need to fuss over this shark, angler says. It only weighed 900 pounds.

Phillip Gentry

Commercial fisherman Mike Huff said the media storm he’s received over the past few days after catching a 14-foot, 900-pound tiger shark in 10 feet of water off Folly Beach on Monday has been fun, but a bit surprising. […]

A lot of awfully big speckled trout are showing up on the ends of anglers' lines in the waters around Hilton Head Island.

Hilton Head trout bite has been great lately, especially for big fish

Brian Cope

Hilton Head anglers are catching plenty of speckled trout, especially on topwater lures early in the morning. […]

Big flounder must be approached differently on different stages of the tide for best success.

Play the tides for the best flounder success

Justin Kiser

With the water warm and the schools of mullet around, it’s prime time to stack a few doormat flounder in the cooler, according to John Fuss of Holy City Fishing Charters. […]

When it comes to catfish bait, the sky is the limit

Brian Cope

Catfish love to eat some of the stinkiest bait you’ll ever want to handle, but they’ll also eat fruit and even soap. […]

Chunks of bar soap, grapes, slices of apples and blackberries are among the interesting baits that a South Carolina anglers uses when targeting catfish.

Imagination is everything when it comes to catfish baits

Brian Cope

Many hardcore catfish anglers have favorite baits they swear by over all others. A variety of live baits, cut baits, stinkbaits and homemade concoctions are on the list of baits many outdoorsmen use to pursue Mr. Whiskers, but Mike Spinks of Sumter, S.C., has branched out in other directions when searching for the perfect catfish bait. […]

Deep holes in Murrells Inlets backwaters have been producing nice flounder in recent days.

Cooler water in deep holes is holding lots of Murrells Inlet flounder

Brian Cope

Recent rainfall has brought a slight cooling to the waters of Murrells Inlet over the past few days, and that has turned on the flounder bite, mostly in the deeper holes from one end of the inlet to the other. […]