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September 24, 2026

A section of a child’s swimming pool ‘noodle’ is a great tool for keeping pre-rigged surf leaders from tangling and ready for use.

Keep leaders tangle-free

Surf-fishing guide Walter White pre-rigs his live-bait leaders for surf fishing. These leaders are used when red drum are likely to bite and are rigged with circle hooks. […]

Topsail, Fort Fisher and Freeman Park all require beach-driving permits.

Beach-driving briefs

Mike Marsh

Details on beach-driving permits […]

The HDS Gen2 Touch is Lowrance's latest, most-advance GPS/fish-finder unit.

New Lowrance fish finder has improved touch screen

Jerry Dilsaver

Lowrance introduced the HDS Gen2 line of fishfinders and fishfinder/GPS combination units during the spring of 2012 and in October introduced the latest expansion of the top-selling multifunction display units, HDS Gen2 Touch. […]

Lake Hartwell catfish action has been great, and it will likely get better as the weather cools.

Lake Hartwell catfish anglers not singing ‘the blues’

Matt Coffey

Fishermen targeting catfish are picking up more fish on Lake Hartwell, and according to Bill Plumley of Capt. Bill’s Fishing adventures, the fishing is only going to get better. […]

Stripers on Lake Murray are in between summer and fall patterns, but that doesn’t mean you can’t catch a mess for dinner.

Lake Murray stripers in transition, but they’re still biting

Matt Coffey

There’s no doubt that fall presents some of the year’s best fishing on South Carolina lakes. As the water starts to cool, fish move into their cold-weather patterns and are a lot easier to catch. […]

Guide Robbie Burr catches plenty of nice flathead catfish like this one from Blewett Falls Reservoir.

Blewett Falls catfish in midst of ‘big’ fall bite

Phillip Gentry

In the fall, Blewett Falls Lake near Rockingham offers some of the best fishing of the year for big flathead catfish and hard fighting blue cats in the 10- to 20-pound range. […]

Being prepared and keeping a cool head during a boating emergency can prevent disastrous results.

The most important electrical impulses are between your ears

Allan Tarvid

Floating around for three hours with nothing but a Coleman cooler between you and drowning is enough to make a guy and his friends renew the commonsense boating habits they’ve let slide. […]

A ditch bag can hold all the necessary signalling and emergency-contact equipment needed in the event of an emergency.

Ditch bag stocking-up sources

Allan Tarvid

These addresses will take you directly to the products and save a lot of searching. […]

Capt. Noah Lynk took this nice speckled trout in the North River, one of a handful of places near Harkers Island that is producing all kinds of fish in recent weeks.

Harkers Island fishermen catching a full, mixed bag

Jerry Dilsaver

Fall fishing is going strong in the waters around Harkers Island. From the marshes in the North River to the ocean off Cape Lookout, a variety of fish are being caught and invited home for dinner by smiling anglers. […]

Guide Joel Richardson of Kernersville has been working over nice largemouth bass like these on Belews Lake.

Bass bite is great on ‘unique’ Belews Lake

Craig Holt

North Carolina has a handful of lakes that feature active, year-round largemouth bass bites, and Belews Lake is perhaps the best. […]

Rob Bennett bags 13-point buck in Orangeburg County

Deer

Rob Bennett killed a 13-point buck, which weighed 213.96 pounds, in late September 2026 during a hunt in Orangeburg County, SC. […]

South Carolina getting 14-day October red snapper season

Newsletters

SC’s Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) for Atlantic red snapper in federal waters has been issued for a 14-day season beginning Oct. 9, 2026. […]

RJ Seiler kills 222-pound Rockingham County buck

Deer

RJ Seiler killed a mainframe 10-point, 222-pound buck in Rockingham County using archery gear during September 2026. […]

Pee Dee hunters tag giant gator

Alligator

John Wayne Caulder, his son Kelly Caulder and friend Josh Bumgarner killed a giant alligator in South Carolina’s Pee Dee Region. […]

SITKA x Phorm Energy drink available at SITKA’s Charlotte store

Hunting

Starting Oct. 5, 2026 Charlotte hunters and anglers will be among the first in the country to get their hands on a new limited-edition SITKA x Phorm Energy drink, available at SITKA’s retail location in Charlotte. […]