Catfish
It’s all about the forage
A recurring theme among all the catfish guides is that winter catfishing are all about the forage; you fish close to forage or you don’t catch fish. […]
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Flounder
Best rigging for fall flounder
When anglers visit a tackle shop, they find plenty of rigs labeled “flounder rigs.” […]
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Take trout on topwater or on the fly
Many saltwater anglers also fish freshwater for bass and love throwing hard-bodied plugs and soft plastics, especially those that work on or very near the surface and draw splashy, exciting strikes. […]
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Some Lowcountry places to find fall trout
In the Port Royal Sound area, anglers generally choose the landing where SC 170 crosses the Chechessee River or the Broad River, depending on where they will fish. […]
Bass Fishing
Freelines, planer boards are a big part of striped bass anglers’ arsenals
Free-lining is a very natural presentation of live bait, with baits allowed to free swim behind the boat, often with enough line out to allow the bait to decide the chosen depth. Rigs can be as simple as a line with a hook on the end. Boat speed should be adequate to maintain a tight line back to the bait. […]
Hog Hunting
Keep trail cams out as the rut nears; they carry info that’s both new and important as deer change
Trail cameras are about as important to today’s hunter as his or her weapon of choice or tree stand, and they’re not the same as they were 10 or even five years ago. […]
Deer Hunting
Occoneechee Hunting Lodge
Occoneechee Hunting Lodge is near Jackson, N.C., in Northampton County, N.C., just a few miles east of I-95, which makes it very accessible by road. The property also has a grass airstrip near the lodge. […]
Deer Hunting
Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge
Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge is in Chesterfield County, S.C., near the town of Chesterfield, in a triangle bounded by I-95, I-77 and I-85. The lodge encompasses almost 3,500 acres on 15 different properties across the county. […]
Ducks
Ammo for wood ducks: the long and short of It
Veteran duck hunters Bobby Mead, Luke Mathis and Mike Jolly all shoot 12-gauge shotguns when targeting wood ducks, but the similarities end there. […]
Deer Hunting
Squirrels can be a deer hunter’s best friends
Hunters invest countless hours in a deer stand under a wide variety of conditions. And after years of sitting motionless in the stand and watching the time tick by, they have practically earned a master’s degree in several outdoor disciplines, including interpreting nature’s signals, which can come in many forms, including wildlife alerts. […]