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Capt. Mark Dickson said warmer water in creeks feeding the ICW in southern Brunswick County have been producing plenty of redfish.

Reds, trout still biting in marsh, ICW in southern Brunswick County

Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Guide Service said fish in the creeks behind the barrier islands along North Carolina’s southernmost coast have been hungry and feeding, even after several days of cold weather. […]

Warm rains move Lake Hartwell stripers to backs of creeks

Phillip Gentry

Regardless of the species you favor in the winter on Lake Hartwell, many anglers have been keying in on flocks of seagulls and balls of forage to find fish. […]

Carlton Tompkins of Capt. Froggy's Guide Service said aggressive calling is usually not required when hunting diving ducks or sea ducks on the Pamlico Sound.

Tone down your calling for diving ducks, Pamlico Sound guide says

Dan Kibler

Waterfowl hunters who have cut their teeth hunting swamps and small bodies of water for puddle ducks shouldn’t expect to have the same success on big-water, diving ducks without changing calling techniques, according to Carlton Tompkins of Capt. Froggy’s Guide Service. […]

Dieter Melhorn's 60-pound, 3-ounce blue catfish is among the biggest ever caught from Lake Wylie.

Wylie produces huge blue catfish for Cramerton angler

Terry Madewell

Blue catfish have become an increasingly important part of the fishery at Lake Wyle, but the monster caught last week by Dieter Melhorn – 60 pounds and three ounces – put an exclamation point on the status of this fishery. […]

Dieter Melhorn's 60-pound, 3-ounce blue catfish is one of the biggest ever caught from Lake Wylie.

Lake Wylie spits out 60-pound blue catfish

Terry Madewell

Blue catfish have become an increasingly important part of the fishery at Lake Wyle, but the monster caught last week by Dieter Melhorn – 60 pounds and three ounces – put an exclamation point on the status of this fishery. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Federation and Camo Coalition have come out in opposition to a proposal that would allow bear-hunting over bait.

NCWF, Camo Coalition announce opposition to bear-baiting

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Federation and its partner, the N.C. Camouflage Coalition, are asking sportsmen to oppose a proposed regulation change that would allow the use of bait to hunt black bears. […]

Improving natural habitat can help landowners restore native populations of bobwhite quail to their acreage.

SCDNR schedules quail seminar for March 6-7

South Carolina Sportsman

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has scheduled its annual wild quail management seminar on March 6-7 at the Webb Wildlife Center in Hampton County. […]

Guide Richard Andrews said his fishermen have had to wade through a lot of small specks, but most are filling their limits of trout.

Bays, creeks on west side of Pamlico still full of trout, reds, stripers

Jerry Dilsaver

The bays and creeks along the western side of Pamlico Sound from Willow Point near the mouth of the Pungo River to Stumpy Point are holding a lot of puppy drum, speckled trout, stripers and an occasional flounder. […]

Guide Marc Deschenes said that anglers like Madison Wright can catch plenty of nice bass through the winter using a handful of techniques.

Don’t give up on winter bass, Summerville guide said

Brian Cope

Marc Deschenes does most of his fishing and guiding these days on the six ponds at his VIP Adventures in Summerville, but he feels like the techniques that work for winter bass in his smaller waters can transfer to much-bigger reservoirs across South Carolina. […]