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Hot and Cold Slabs
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. […]
Fishing
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Join Sportsman for billfishing frenzy
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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Freshwater Fishing
In colder weather, focus on big fish
January is a very cold month, and it requires more dedication from outdoorsmen to adapt to temperature extremes. […]
Fishing Tournaments
McMurtry earns berth in Classic
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. […]
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Saltwater Series: Wadmalaw / Bohicket
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. […]
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Red Means Warm!
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. […]
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Warm Up Norman’s Bass
It was the middle of January, and most anglers had put away their fishing gear and were stuck watching outdoor shows on TV, tinkering in the basement or going shopping with the wife. […]
Backlashes
MFC hatches dubious plot to rebuild specks
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission made another astoundingly bad decision Nov. 22, ignoring state law in favor of the wants of a handful of strike netters who target speckled trout. […]
Fishing
Proper release is more than just a ‘throw-back’
One of my pet peeves is with fishermen who release fish, but handle them so poorly the fish are often injured and may not survive. […]
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Wind blows, but redfish still bite
Guide Rob Beglin of Inshore Xtreme Guide Service had put three redfish in the boat this past Thursday morning, when in the span of five minutes, the ICW between Awendaw and McClellanville went from flat calm to rocked by 2-foot waves. […]