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May 15, 2026

Guide Wendell Wilson catches Lake Russell crappie shallow and deep in March, when fish are moving in and out at different stages of the spawn.

Lake Russell slabs on the move

If catching slabs is your thing, March is the best month to fish for crappie on South Carolina’s Lake Russell, according to guide Wendell Wilson of Elberton, Ga. […]

Tournament promoter Bo Russell expects Badin Lake’s big bass to bite this month.

Badin Lake to rebound?

Tony Garitta

Last March, when unreasonably warm weather drove the big-bass bite to explode on North Carolina’s High Rock and Tuckertown lakes, the trophy bass at Badin Lake just downstream didn’t get the message. Few bruisers were caught, which was shocking, because Badin historically has been the best of the Yadkin River lakes for giant bass. […]

Oyster beds are hangouts for winter reds in the marshes along North Carolina’s central coast.

Find reds on oysters

Craig Holt

March marks the first turn toward spring fishing along the central North Carolina coast as water temperatures begin to warm. […]

The marshes around Georgetown, S.C., are full of nice redfish in big schools through the winter.

Track down some Georgetown reds

Jeff Burleson

For most of the year, anglers comb South Carolina’s creeks, bays and shallow marshes for redfish, aka spot-tail bass. […]

Robert Dean poses with the new N.C. state record red grouper, which he caught while fishing aboard the Cheerio Lady out of Carolina Beach.

Creedmoor angler catches new N.C. state record red grouper

Jerry Dilsaver

Robert Dean of Creedmoor, N.C. now holds the N.C. state record for red grouper with a catch he made on June 10, 2017 while fishing on the Cheerio Lady, with Capt. John Batson, out of Carolina Beach. It took a while for all the paperwork to be submitted and approved, but Dean’s 35-pound, 11-ounce catch was officially recognized as the new N.C. record on Feb. 2, 2018. […]

Carolina Sportsman columnist and Upstate Outdoors radio show host Phillip Gentry is one of the Crappie University instructors.

Crappie University set for Spartanburg debut

From News Reports

Crappie University, a classroom-style educational program dedicated to teaching anglers of all ages and skill levels how to catch the popular panfish year-round, is scheduled to begin next week in Spartanburg. […]

Logan Foster was hunting waterfowl last month when he was charged by this bobcat, which Foster killed with a close-range shot.

Hunter realizes he’s being hunted by bobcat

Brian Cope

Have you ever been hunting, but felt as though you were the one being hunted? That’s just the feeling Logan Foster of Chester, S.C. felt one morning last month while duck hunting with a friend in a creek bottom that was known to hold ducks. […]

The Lower Saluda River just outside of Columbia has become a hot spot for trout anglers. A small section is being proposed as catch-and-release only.

SCDNR seeks public input on Lower Saluda River trout regulations

Brian Cope

For decades, anglers in South Carolina have been catching coldwater trout far from the fish’s mountain range, thanks to the frigid waters pouring out of the depths of Lake Murray and into the Lower Saluda River just outside of Columbia. […]

Rabbits are currently in season throughout North Carolina, along with numerous other small game animals.

Small game hunting –– what’s in season?

Brian Cope

The 2017 deer hunting season is a distant memory for most hunters, and while many hunters are either looking forward to April’s opening day of turkey season or to the fall for the next deer season opener, other hunters are still in the woods taking advantage of the small game that are currently in season. […]

Coyote hunting and trapping regulations are very liberal in South Carolina, and hunters can shoot them year-round and even at night with some restrictions.

Coyote hunting regulations are easy on South Carolina hunters

Brian Cope

Coyotes are a problem for native wildlife, hunters, and landowners, and they are here to stay in South Carolina. Over the years, the SCDNR has changed its stance from believing coyotes weren’t much of a threat to native wildlife to understanding that they are, in fact, a major threat. […]