Fishing
Time to be a show-off
The Christmas holidays signal an unofficial end of the fall saltwater fishing season. […]
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Fishing
Catch more fish using underwater cameras
Capt. Robert Olsen fed a black cable over the side of his boat by hand, announcing, “We’re anchored over livebottom now, and sheepshead are typically here this time of year. […]
Cooking on the Wild Side
Soup + stew = Stoup
I don’t know about for everyone else, but last year flew by for me. It seems like it was only a few weeks ago I was hoping winter would break and the temperatures would rise. […]
Backlashes
Gunsmoke: Netters’ video is informing
In today’s combustible political atmosphere, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) may not ring a bell. He was the Congressman who resigned in 2011 after admitting he sent “sexting” images to women. […]
Currents
Don’t let deer farms get any foothold
It has been said that people who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it, good or bad. In this case, the goings-on aren’t in South Carolina, but they’re worth noting. […]
Bass Fishing
Solving Jocassee’s mystery – South Carolina’s Lake Jocassee shouldn’t produce big bass, but it does — and plenty of them.
The big swimbait sailed through the air and landed like a dead — or at least stunned — trout on the surface of Lake Jocassee. It lay there motionless for a few seconds while Rob McComas shrugged his shoulders to loosen up and focused on the water around the lure. […]
Bass Fishing
Don’t forget Monticello for great winter bass-fishing
According to plenty of fishermen across South Carolina, one of the better — and often overlooked — winter bass fisheries in the state is Lake Monticello. […]
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Romain’s hot/cold reds – When it gets cold, head to the Cape for hot redfish action
In January and February, the expectations of inshore fishermen are usually on the low side, with the major exception of one of South Carolina’s most-favored gamefish. […]
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Time for Timberdoodles – Belfast Plantation WMA is Midlands’ top spot for public-land woodcock
A few years ago, I found myself along Mud Lick Creek in the heart of the Belfast Plantation WMA, meandering along, looking for game. […]
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Up the ante on late-season ducks
When South Carolina duck hunters take to the water for the short opening segment of the season around Thanksgiving, if the ducks are around, the hunting is relatively easy. […]