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Guide Rob Beglin builds his own spinnerbaits so he’s always got the right combination of blades, sizes and colors to match situations he’ll find in the marsh.

Make your own spinnerbaits for reds

Guide Rob Beglin enjoys fishing spinnerbaits so much for redfish he started making his own. […]

The harvest of does is still important to herd management, but hunters need to consider the impact of harvesting a lot of does.

Doe do’s and dont’s

According to biologist Charles Ruth, the harvest of doe deer has dropped in recent years as has the overall deer harvest, but he said the decrease is not necessarily a bad thing. […]

2012 Harvest Data for South Carolina Wildlife Management Areas

WMA harvest was up in 2012

Terry Madewell

According to the SCDNR, the harvest of deer on public lands actually increased in 2012, despite the overall decrease in statewide harvest. […]

The shark bite has been great in the waters around Georgetown over the past few weeks.

Give sharks a try; Georgetown-area bite has been fantastic

Jeff Burleson

Hot water and hot air means spectacular shark fishing along the southern end of the Grand Strand. From black tips and spinners to bonnetheads, a wide variety of sharks is available for the avid angler, and they can be found very close to home in shallow waters. […]

The Honeybun won the Onslow Bay Open King Mackerel Tournament with this 38.22-pound king.

Onslow Bay win is a sweet one for Honeybun

Jerry Dilsaver

Swansboro was a real fishing town the weekend of Aug. 10, with three tournaments in its waters. […]

Winners in the Big Kahuna Pier Tournament at Folly Beach topped a big field of entries.

Winge, Culpepper are biggest of the

Jerry Dilsaver

Christie Winge and Daniel Culpepper were the big winners in the 18th annual Big Kahuna Pier Fishing Tournament held Aug. 10 at Folly Beach Pier. Winge’s 2-pound, 14-ounces Spanish mackerel won the king mackerel category in the absence of any kings, and Culpepper had a five-fish aggregate catch of five pounds, one ounce, with a trout, two bluefish and two whiting. […]

Guide Buddy Bouknight and his parties have been limiting out on Lake Murray stripers within an hour or two most mornings.

Striper fishing at Lake Murray is as hot as August weather

Terry Madewell

Saying striper fishing is as hot as the South Carolina August weather is a bold statement, but one that is true, at least right now at Lake Murray. […]

Carter Witten, an officer with the Marine Patrol, checks a crap trap during a joint enforcement operation with officers from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission last Friday.

Joint enforcement exercise nets 18 citations

Jerry Dilsaver

Enforcement officers from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries combined on Friday, Aug. 9, in a joint exercise to enforce fishing and boating safely laws in inland, joint and coastal waters on the western side of Pamlico Sound, doing 94 inspections and writing 18 citations. […]

It’s more than the spot

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen are notorious for collecting fishing spots. This varies from the perfect point of marsh or bulkhead for catching inshore or freshwater species to an offshore ledge in the middle of nowhere that always holds the baitfish that bottomfish and king mackerel feed upon. […]