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May 25, 2026

Tracey Smith shows off a stringer of crappie caught at Tar River Reservoir. The largest fish weighed nearly two pounds.

Little Lake, Big Slabs

Lightning may not strike twice in the same place, but the old adage apparently doesn’t apply to crappie fishing. […]

Learn how to read a gobbler’s ‘temperature’ before deciding whether or not to call to him aggressively or quietly.

10 Turkey-Taking Tips

A grand old South Carolina turkey hunter from yesteryear, Archibald Rutledge, once wrote: “Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters.” […]

Lowcountry marshes will fill up with slot-sized reds this month.

Beaufort Breakout

John Gribb

Okay, no excuses now. The weather is beautiful, the garden is planted and the redfish are biting again. […]

Hunters who travel across North Carolina often need a change of tactics to bag a smart gobbler.

All Terrain, All Turkeys

Bruce Ingram

By 8:45, only two toms had sounded off a total of four times on Arthur Dick’s 1,800-acre Willow Oaks Plantation in Rockingham County outside of Eden. […]

Guide Chip Hamilton shows off a Lake Hartwell striper.

Hartwell’s Hot Cast-and-Blast

Terry Madewell

One of the best public cast-and-blast opportunities for South Carolina outdoorsmen this month is the Upstate hotspot of Lake Hartwell. […]

One of the best tactics for taking swamp gobblers is to pattern their movement and try to intercept them somewhere along traveling routes, setting up and waiting on birds that might not gobble very much.

Outwitting Swamp Gobblers

Terry Madewell

According to some experienced turkey hunters, not all gobblers are created equal. […]

Pockets of water that have 5- to 7-feet-deep pockets and stumps are some of the best places to find spawning bass.

Tucked Away Bass

Dan Kibler

When Todd Fulk started bass-fishing at Tuckertown Lake regularly a handful of years ago, he didn’t find what he expected. […]

While afield in the mixed habitat of the Piedmont, hunters will often need to set up near fields.

Mixed-up Gobblers

Bruce Ingram

Forty-five minutes before sunrise last April, 54-year-old Fred Cox of Reidsville paused in the ebony darkness of a Tar Heel morning. […]

Big blue catfish will congregate in coastal rivers around Georgetown when American and Hickory shad begin their spring spawning runs, out of the saltwater and up those rivers.

Shad Run Catfish

Walt Rhodes

Even though winter never really gets a good grip on the Lowcountry, the lengthening days of March have a feel to them like none other on the calendar. […]

One of the two leaders for a double-hook rig is tied to a No. 2 red hook. Sprouse said he believes he gets more bites when he uses a “bleeding” hook.

Tight line on crappie slabs

Tony Garitta

The rod tip of the 16-foot crappie pole began quivering in the cold February air. With a sweep of the rod, Tom Sprouse of Advance quickly brought another chunky crappie aboard his boat. […]