Crappie/Bream
Don’t neglect those dam crappie
B’n’M Poles pro-staffer Kent Driscoll suggests crappie fishermen looking to warm up on some cold-water crappie need to head to the nearest dam or sizeable riprapped bank. […]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Winter crappie fishing hotspots
Crappie are well-established in their winter pattern during the month of January until mid-February, when they begin to move. Typically, this means they are oriented to structure in water depths ranging from 15 to 35 feet in many South Carolina reservoirs. […]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t avoid winter flood tides
Winter trips for redfish are some of the most-popular outdoor activities for anglers with salt running through their blood. No matter how cold or nasty it gets, diehard anglers will make it to the water. […]
Redfish
Don’t put too much pressure on a school of winter reds
There are few times of the year when anglers can stake up on a big school of reds and pull in fish until their arms get worn out, especially when live or cut bait is used. […]
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N. Wilkesboro angler catches 70-pound catfish at Blewett Falls
When guide Robbie Burr of Wadesboro prepares for a catfish charter, he gives his clients the choice of filling their coolers with eating-size fish or spending the day chasing trophies, and that decision tells him where they’re fishing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A fisher’s primer on flies
Fishers have been fooling trout into taking artificial flies since the days of ancient Macedonia — and probably much longer — and that practice has changed very little in the intervening years. […]
Inshore Fishing
Make practice a habit – Keep learning better ways to fish from a kayak
My high-school basketball coach, David Riggins, always avoided the old cliché that “Practice Makes Perfect.” […]
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Catch a variety of species on Fontana with these tips
The fishing is good on Lake Fontana, and one of the best reasons to fish there now is that everything in the lake is biting. […]
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White shirt ruined while fishing? This stain remover will help
I never could wear white without collecting stains. Back in the ’80s when white pants were in style (for some unknown reason), I tried to look cool and ended up looking like a dalmatian from the waist down. […]
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This 1 tip will put more winter redfish in your boat
Soft plastic lures are great redfish baits, whether fished under a popping cork or on their own. […]