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Hartwell heats up – August is not dog days, but striper days
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. […]
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Striper strategies – Here’s how to target Lake Russell’s trophy stripers
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. […]
Bass Fishing
Grass means bass
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
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. […]
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Cover: August 2015 (SC) – Fishing
South Carolina’s statewide deer herd is on the decline, but the Palmetto State is still a great place to chase whitetails — as our annual deer-hunting preview explains. […]
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Cover: August 2015 (SC) – Hunting
South Carolina’s statewide deer herd is on the decline, but the Palmetto State is still a great place to chase whitetails — as our annual deer-hunting preview explains. […]
Cooking on the Wild Side
Grouper throats a la chicharrones recipe
Hopefully, the name of this recipe got your attention and made you read this. It’s a nice diversion after a hot August day and creates a tasty way to prepare a part of grouper many people don’t consider — heck, some don’t even know it exists or is edible. However, those that know consider it a delicacy. You can prepare it as an appetizer or save grouper throats and prepare them as a meal.
Bass Fishing
Cool New River is producing some hot smallmouth bass action
Anglers who want to escape North Carolina’s summer heat and catch fish might consider a float-fishing trip at the state’s northwestern corner, at least that’s the idea presented by guide Marty Shaffner of Elkin, who said his clients have been catching plenty of smallmouth bass on the New River. […]
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Commission discovers whirling disease in Watauga River trout
Whirling disease, a disorder affecting trout, has been confirmed in rainbow trout collected from Watauga River near Foscoe in Watauga County — the first occurrence of the disease in North Carolina – and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has suspended stocking fish raised at its three cold-water hatcheries until it can confirm that those populations are free of the disease. […]
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One shot with a .243 between the eyes, and the Grey Ghost is no more
Earl Trent of Harmony had hunted unsuccessfully for hogs for years – until July 20, when he harvested a beast of a wild boar. Known locally as the “Grey Ghost” the hog, which weighed close to 500 pounds, made the fatal mistake of looking directly at Trent, who placed a 100-grain .243 slug directly between its eyes, ending the legend that roamed a Dillon County, S.C., tract that is part of Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge. […]