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Inshore Fishing

Make fishing memories permanent

John Gribb

Taking a good photo of a fish and fisherman should be easy. Two of the more difficult variables to get right, focus and exposure, are virtually eliminated today because the cameras does them for you. Nonetheless, most fishermen take lousy photos. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Go to ‘school’ in the hot hole

Dan Kibler

Some canals or creeks that carry warm-water discharge away from power plants have restricted access to boats. The mouth of the warm-water discharge canal at Belews Lake, for example, is barricaded to keep boats out. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Watch the wind

Dan Kibler

The effects of warm-water discharge aren’t experienced only in the immediate areas, especially on sprawling Lake Norman. […]

Offshore Fishing

Winch them up

Mike Marsh

When bottom-fishing with live or cut baits, the use of electric-assist reels, such as this Precision Auto Reel HT, can help an angler land more big fish from deepwater ledges. […]

Deer Hunting

Tools of the long-range trade

Terry Madewell

Mike Cox of Awendaw has the mind-set of a long-range hunter when carrying a deer rifle. While he also loves the close quarters of bowhunting, he goes to great effort to set up his gun stands so he is from 180 to 250 yards from where a deer is likely to be first seen. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Here, kitty, kitty

Dan Kibler

While fishermen who frequent warm-water discharges are most often targeting largemouth bass, spotted bass or striped bass, there’s no doubt that fishermen targeting catfish can get just as much benefit out of the artificially warm water. […]