Bass Fishing
Don’t miss Santee’s February bass bite
Many anglers wait for March to break out their tackle, but they’re missing out on some great action, especially for the gigantic bass that cruise Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion. […]
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Bass Fishing
Catch North Carolina’s river-running striped bass
Striped bass warm up the winter for anglers in North Carolina’s coastal rivers. […]
Catfish
Lake Wateree: A winter catfish wonderland
South Carolina’s Lake Wateree is a catfish wonderland during the winter. […]
Ducks
Late-season ducks on the clock
Waterfowl hunters need to adjust their calling, decoy spreads and locations as January arrives and the end of the season approaches. Here’s how two guides face late-season challenges. […]
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Winter speckled trout fishing is a full-frontal assault
There’s no bigger factor than the weather when it comes to winter trout fishing in North Carolina’s inshore waters. […]
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Cape Fear River is giving up nice mixed bags to anglers
As he pushed away from the boat ramp at the Dram Tree Park in Wilmington, N.C., Rennie Clark’s plan for a chilly, slightly cloudy fall day, was first to target stripers in the Northeast Cape Fear River, then head to the Cape Fear River for trout and red drum. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer in the 11th-hour
The temperature hovered around 25 degrees. As the light began to fade, crystals of frost started to form, and my breath rose into the cold morning air as I surveyed the edge of a field for any movement. […]
Ducks
December is duck prime time
For 60 days, waterfowl hunters in the Carolinas invest time and money into leases, impoundments, decoys and calls to pop a limit of winged migrants on a day-off from work. […]
Crappie/Bream
Cold crappie kickoff
Cool weather and dropping water temperatures are a very good combination for December crappie on South Carolina’s Lake Marion. Anglers with a good game plan find that crappies begin to congregate into tighter areas around deep-water cover and score outstanding catches. […]
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The clear advantage – Look for clean water to catch Carolina speckled trout
All cylinders fire in the Carolinas when offshore and inshore fisheries take off at the end of fall. Offshore waters are dominated by massive grouper, line-stretching tuna and reel-screaming wahoo; the inshore grounds teem with redfish and the Carolinas’ most-coveted species, the speckled trout. […]