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Guide Steve Pietrykowski finds most of the crappie he catches out of Lake Hartwell in March along creek channels that the fish use for their annual move from deep water in the winter to the shallow areas where they will spawn later in the spring.

Travel Hartwell’s slab highways to great prespawn catches

Working his way under a bridge and back into one of Lake Hartwell’s feeder creeks, Steve Pietrykowski had his attention divided between the depth finder on his pontoon boat and the water in front of him. […]

Lake Wylie is producing plenty of nice blue catfish like this one caught by James Moore of Westminster.

Make a game plan before you take on Lake Wylie’s blue catfish

Phillip Gentry

James Moore of Westminster, S.C., will readily admit that he doesn’t consider Lake Wylie as one of his home lakes, but every time he goes there, he does well catching blue catfish. […]

Shallow or deep, on points or in pockets, swimbaits will catch early spring bass in South Carolina.

Learn to swim – March is time for some swimming lessons, swimbait lessons, that is

Brian Cope

Largemouth bass will be in various stages of the spawn across South Carolina this month, and no matter which stage they’re in, swimbaits are excellent lures for anglers to use. […]

Long-distance or local, calling turkeys in South Carolina takes a plan, plus knowledge and ability.

Call with a good hand – Learn the ins and outs of calling turkeys from two of South Carolina’s best

Terry Madewell

Obsession is a good word to describe the allure of turkey hunting. Wild turkeys have innate characteristics that challenge hunters, pushing the boundary of their turkey hunting skillset to be consistently successful. […]

Cooler water brings more black sea bass closer to shore, which puts in them in range of more fishermen.

Winter Rx for sea bass – When grouper are off limits in winter and early spring, nearshore fishermen turn to black sea bass off Grand Strand beaches

Jeff Burleson

Between January and the late spring, offshore anglers lose the chance to catch several of their favorite bottomfish due to federal closures. […]

What keeps turkey hunters coming back for more?

Dreams of turkeys; the season is here

Dan Kibler

It has been 25 years since I first began turkey hunting in a serious fashion. I remember because I had to turn down my first invitation to hunt because my wife had her first hint of labor pains with our youngest daughter the night before I was supposed to go to the mountains and chase a gobbler. […]

Cover: March 2016 (SC) Turkey

South Carolina Sportsman

Spring gobbler season opens this month, so it’s time to learn from expert hunters how to talk turkey. But if fishing is your bag, then Lake Hartwell’s crappie are waiting — and we tell you how to catch them. […]

Cover: March 2016 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

Chad Gilreath, William Reece, A.J. Snyder, and Wesley Jordan make up Team Snyder, who won the Carolina Coyote Classic with six coyotes.

33 coyotes killed in Carolina Coyote Classic tournament

Craig Holt

On the first day of the Carolina Coyote Classic tournament last Friday, 111 hunters from across the state had a difficult time luring the super-wary predators close enough for shots. […]

Capt. Rod Thomas shares his secret that will make anyone a better angler.

This 1 tip will make anyone a better angler

Brian Cope

One thing all anglers have in common is the desire to be better fishermen. As March rolls in, many of us vow to spend more time trying new lures and tactics, and to improve on those we’ve been using for years. The truth is, becoming a better angler is much simpler than that. […]