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Guide Linwood Thornhill said he gets better results when he can find an isolated school of stripers away from other boats.

Finding isolated schools of stripers leads to best Santee Cooper action

Guide Linwood Thornhill said his goal is to get some distance between his boat and others chasing stripers when possible. His experience has taught him that a thoughtful and isolated approach to the schooling action is best. […]

When fishing from a kayak in the nearshore ocean, try to fish with at least one other fisherman for safety purposes.

Kayak safety for ocean fishing

Jerry Dilsaver

Part of the fun of tackling big fish from a kayak is fishing with your friends and reliving the experience when telling the story. The first part, fishing with friends, is a key part of safety and the second, reliving the experience when telling the story, means having a safe and successful trip. […]

Using a circle hook allows easier release of big red drum, which can’t be kept longer than 27 inches.

Handling large fish for release

Jerry Dilsaver

The fall fishery off Oak Island for kings and red drum is a fishery for large fish, some of which must be released. Many fishermen keep king mackerel to eat, and that is good as they are very weak after being fought to a kayak and their odds of healthy survival are not good. […]

Artificial, soft-plastic shrimp have proven deadly on a variety of inshore gamefish, especially speckled trout.

Perfect artificial shrimp retrieve and feel the thump

Jeff Burleson

Everything living in or out of the water loves the sweet taste of shrimp, and speckled trout, redfish and flounder can’t let one of these scrumptious critters pass by without trying to make a snack out of it. […]

Tight-line trolling from the bow (above) and long-line trolling from the stern both have specific applications for crappie fishermen.

Tight-line or long-line? What’s the difference?

Phillip Gentry

Newcomers to crappie fishing often hear about tight-lining and long-lining when crappie fishermen in the Carolinas discuss trolling techniques. […]

South Carolina’s Lake Secession and North Carolina’s Shearon Harris Lake are both sleeper picks for crappie fishing in the fall.

Fall Sleepers: Harris and Secession

Phillip Gentry

When asked to pick a sleeper lake for fall crappie in North Carolina, Ed Duke recommended Shearon Harris, just southeast of Jordan. Duke said the lake is not big by reservoir standards, around 4,000 acres, and it’s not really deep, which makes it easier to fish that other lakes. […]

Timing the South Carolina whitetail deer rut

Terry Madewell

A large portion of South Carolina experiences peak rut activity within a well-defined time period. […]

Timing the North Carolina whitetail deer rut

Terry Madewell

When does the deer rut occur throughout North Carolina? […]

Late-season doe harvests will help control the population and provide supplemental venison for hunters.

Delay doe harvests until December

Jeff Burleson

Every year, hunters look to kill a nice buck to add to their trophy collection and to put a load of fresh venison in the freezer. And every hunter looks to supplement his venison stock and control his local deer herd with a handful of doe harvests as well. […]