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June 21, 2026

Gracen Melhorn, 8, from Cramerton, caught this 60-pound, 9-ounce blue catfish on New Year's Day. He and his father were fishing South Carolina's Lake Wateree.

Cramerton youngster decks huge blue catfish on New Year’s Day trip

An “horrible day of fishing” is how Dieter Melhorn of Cramerton described a New Year’s Day catfishing trip to South Carolina’s Lake Wateree. […]

Gracen Melhorn, 8, caught this 60-pound, 9-ounce blue catfish from Lake Wateree on New Year's Day.

Young NC angler lands 60-pound blue cat from Lake Wateree

Phillip Gentry

An “horrible day of fishing” is how Dieter Melhorn of Cramerton, N.C., described a New Year’s Day catfishing trip to Lake Wateree. During the outing, he and his 8-year-old son, Gracen, only got six bites. […]

Hiding or burying a cache of hunting odds and ends can keep deer hunters from toting too much equipment in and out of the woods on every trip.

Hunting cache can help lighten your load on hunting trips

Taylor Pardue

One thing that made the Lewis and Clark expedition successful was knowing what to carry and when to carry it. […]

Bass pro Dave Wolak limits his winter bass-fishing lures to a handful of baits that have special powers over cold, deep largemouths.

Dave Wolak’s five favorite winter bass baits

Dusty Wilson

Many bass fishermen lead double lives, torn between their bass boats and tree stands. But as the door slams shut on deer season, the choice for cold-water bass fishing becomes clear. […]

Guide Rick Patterson said the marshes around Swansboro are full of big schools of redfish.

Redfish are really going to school in Swansboro marshes

Jerry Dilsaver

According to Rick Patterson of Cape Crusader Charters in Cape Carteret, the winter redfish action is about as good it gets right now in the waters around Swansboro. […]

Fizzing a fish's air bladder is just one of several things anglers can do to ensure the survival of a fish to be released.

Successful catch-and-release often requires special attention to fish

Phillip Gentry

In days gone by, nobody thought much about saving the life of a fish after it was caught; most were headed for the frying pan anyway. […]

Fish nearshore livebottoms and hold out for big black sea bass before filling your five-fish creel limit.

Look for livebottoms, not artificial reefs, for the best Lowcountry black sea bass

Brian Cope

Black sea bass have been the bane of many trips for anglers fishing off the South Carolina coast; they are usually caught while fishing for other species, and they often bite so prolifically that anglers can have a hard time getting their target species to bite. […]

PFD's off all shapes and sizes are available and required for North Carolina boaters, but they do no good unless they're worn or within easy access of vessel occupants.

PFDs are especially important when boating during cold weather; pick one and wear it

Pete Anderson

Kyle Young, an enforcement officer with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, makes plenty of points during his boater-safety classes, but one underscores the importance of personal flotation devices: 90 percent of drowning victims in boat accidents weren’t wearing one. […]

Bass pro Andy Montgomery of Blacksburg and other fishermen are getting in a few more practice days before Lake Hartwell goes off limits on Jan. 1.

Pros are getting in a last few practice days before Hartwell goes off limits

Phillip Gentry

With less than 60 days until the Bassmaster Classic rolls into Lake Hartwell, many of the pros fishing in the tournament are taking advantage of the last few days of practice time before the lake officially closes to them on Jan. 1. […]

Cora Lee Downer killed this huge Sumter County 8-pointer the morning after Christmas. It's a shoo-in to make the South Carolina record book.

Textbook or text buck? Sumter teen scores on huge 8-pointer on Dec. 26

Brian Cope

“I think he’s here.” “Yupp he’s here but his butt is to me.” “Are you sure? Take your time for a good shot.” “I see big rack but he won’t turn.” […]