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June 30, 2026

Cover: January 2011 (SC)

If you’re the type who doesn’t want to just sit all day in front of the fire, there are fish to be caught this month. […]

Shibui Yana

South Carolina Sportsman

The Shibui Yana is an innovative new fishing lure from Talon Lures that combines the foundation of a buzzbait with the dressings of a swim jig and a spinner. […]

Badonk-A-Donk SS

South Carolina Sportsman

Bomber Saltwater Grade has been hard at work coming up with the perfect slow sinking weapon when the fish aren’t in a topwater mood. […]

Big, doormat flounder are a favorite among fishermen who call the Harkers Island area home.

Saltwater Series: Harkers Island

Jerry Dilsaver

Saltwater fishermen across North Carolina have long heard others espousing the joys of fishing the Harkers Island area. […]

Hot and Cold Slabs

Tim Mead

Crappie fishing at Lake Wylie during the winter usually gets off to a slow start, with fishermen waiting for that warm spell that usually shows up in February to get things stirred up. […]

A blue marlin at close quarters during the 2010 Sportsman Adventure

Join Sportsman for billfishing frenzy

Jeff Dennis

A group of Sportsman anglers and their friends will be flying to Costa Rica on April 3 for three days of offshore fishing – and there are still a few spots left on this trip of a lifetime.
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Big crappie, like this slab taken by Barry Pritchard, can be caught over deep brush this month,

In colder weather, focus on big fish

Terry Madewell

January is a very cold month, and it requires more dedication from outdoorsmen to adapt to temperature extremes. […]

Ryan McMurtry won a total of $110,000 and a berth in the Bassmasters Classic for his win in the Bassmaster Weekend Series championship.

McMurtry earns berth in Classic

Glenn Corley

Ryan McMurtury of Abbeville came from behind on the final day to win the 2010 Bassmaster Weekend Series on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville in mid-November, qualifying for the Bassmasters Classic in the process. […]

Saltwater Series: Wadmalaw / Bohicket

Dan Kibler

Rawling Pratt-Thomas grew up fishing the Wadmalaw/Bohicket area south of Charleston, but it wasn’t until he was several years into a career as a fishing guide that he realized what he had. […]

The backs of creeks that aren’t completely drained during low-tide cycles will often hold warmer water in the winter, and that will attract redfish.

Red Means Warm!

Jerry Dilsaver

Late last January, the North Carolina coast was in the throes of the coldest winter of the decade. Quick temperature drops had already triggered trout kills, and the water temperature in the Cape Fear River had plunged into the high 30s. […]