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Deer hunters in the former Game Zone 4 will get an earlier start on the season with reorganization of the state's game zones, dropping from six to four.

SCDNR reduces number of game zones from six to four

South Carolina has reduced the number of game zones from six to four for the coming hunting season, and it will change the season dates for deer hunters in several areas. […]

Hilton Head's lagoon is producing plenty of big redfish for anglers using live, very active baits.

Lively bait has been key to catching Hilton Head lagoon’s bull reds

Brian Cope

Bull redfish are easy to come by in Hilton Head Island’s lagoon these days, and Capt. Stacy Garbett said the key to battling one is to keep the freshest live bait possible on your hook […]

South Carolina has produced a lot of nice bucks over the past few seasons, so taking a trophy is not out of the question.

2015 South Carolina Deer Season Preview

Terry Madewell

It’s time to plan and prepare for the 2015 deer season, with the opening of the season in a number of Lowcountry counties only a couple of weeks away. […]

With the right kind of tackle and a lot of help from friends, surf fishermen can target big sharks and have an above-average chances of landing and releasing one.

Ride a big shark – Take these tips and you’ll be able to tussle with a big shark from a South Carolina shoreline

Brian Cope

With the full moon lighting the ocean’s surface, Mike Popovich of Requiem Fishing made his way through the breaking surf in a small kayak, a large baitfish lying in the hull. […]

Slowly wading a flooded grass flat is a great way to approach tailing reds, cast to them and start a fight.

Turn the grass red – It’s time for Winyah Bay fishermen to head to the flooded flats

Pete Rogers

The boat was launched just as the tide began to rise. The full moon, a day away, promised a very high tide, and the destinations were flats where the redfish congregate during those unusual tides. […]

Hartwell heats up – August is not dog days, but striper days

Terry Madewell

Greet a sunrise on the lower end of Lake Hartwell this month armed with blueback herring and a good graph, and odds are, the hot fishing will rival the heat. […]

Guide Wendell Wilson regularly does battle with big Lake Russell stripers.

Striper strategies – Here’s how to target Lake Russell’s trophy stripers

Phillip Gentry

In 2012, fishermen began urging South Carolina officials to put in place regulations that would turn Lake Russell, the middle lake of the three major impoundments on the Savannah River, into a trophy striped bass fishery. […]

Don’t be afraid to fish the thickest patches of water willow when the summer sun is high in the sky.

Grass means bass

Pete Anderson

Brett Collins lives in Ridgeway, S.C., a small town of about 300 just west of Lake Wateree where he’s fished since the 1960s. […]

Currents

Time to look outside the box for coyotes

Dan Kibler

My buddy Davy Hite, the bass pro, called one night a couple of weeks ago. We had been trying to set up a time to shoot photos to go with his Lunker Lines column, but the talk quickly turned to deer hunting, which is near to the hearts of a lot of sportsmen across South Carolina. […]