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May 25, 2026

Hybrid bass haven’t been stocked in Jordan Lake since 2002, but some nice hybrids still show up occasionally.

Late-Fall Linesides

Troy Roberson, a fishing guide on Jordan Lake who specializes in striped bass, loves deer season. […]

Holiday hunting is a gift that keeps on giving

Most kids get excited about December because of Christmas, rooms full of presents and visits from the chubby guy in the red suit who seems to be on every street corner this month. […]

Guide Bryant DeHart shows off the kind of quality speckled trout he catches in the waters around Roanoke Island.

Speck-ulating around Roanoke Island

Jerry Dilsaver

In the first gray light of the morning, guide Bryan DeHart of Manteo eased into the middle of a marsh, within casting distance of a bulkhead with a hulk of a house behind it. […]

The Little River jetties are hot areas for redfish and speckled trout that are following baitfish and shrimp out toward the ocean.

Run for the Border!

Jerry Dilsaver

Sometimes the area on either side of the North Carolina-South Carolina border seems to be an outpost for weather that would be expected several hundred miles farther south. […]

Artificial baits are especially effective on speckled trout in Charleston-area river.

In the fall, South Carolina’s estuary system can compete with any other across the nation, and with almost endless opportunities available for the angler, Charleston’s inshore fishing venue is nearly unmatched when it comes to speckled trout. […]

Stokes County has become a hotbed for trophy deer hunting over the past 10 years.

Trophy Belt Buckle

Craig Holt

Late October and early November present something of a challenge for deer hunters. […]

Ornamental shrubbery and flowers in your yard look like nothing more than dinner and a midnight snack to the average whitetail deer.

Tagging a ‘City boy’

L. Woodrow Ross

Wilderness hunting for whitetail deer is a great experience; being away from civilization and enjoying the peace and quiet has a great appeal to most of us. […]

Gary Barrett looks at a draw bordered by pines that leads away from a lake. This type of funnel is a hot spot anywhere.

Fond of Funnels

Bruce Ingram

Gary Barrett, a lifelong resident of Rockingham County, has undergone a metamorphosis over the past 40 years, going from trophy deer hunter to hunting tutor, a journey that has seen him kill several hundred deer, 30 of which most hunters would consider trophies. […]

Good bucks are there for the taking on South Carolina WMAs; you just have to know how far to go.

Go Deep!

Jeff Burleson

Most deer hunters in South Carolina are searching for a trophy buck on private land, but for $30.50, many can purchase the right to gain access to more than a million acres of productive deer habitat. […]

Guide George Beckwith gets ready to release an under-slot puppy drum into the lower Neuse River.

Prospecting in the Neuse

Jerry Dilsaver

George Beckwith had barely closed the bail on his spinning reel when his rod tip bounced, not the solid thump of a redfish or flounder, but the peck of one of many bait thieves in the lower Neuse River. […]