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Just after his 21st birthday, Lawrence Green of Wake Forest killed this trophy buck that he'd been observing on trail cameras for some time.

Wake Forest hunter bags massive 8-point buck

A potential Pope and Young on opening day is about the best birthday surprise that any diehard hunter could yearn for. And during the first hour of daylight on the opening morning of the North Carolina 2016 Archery Season, Lawrence Green of Wake Forest was in the right place at the right time when a massive 141-inch eight pointer stepped out of the woods and right into Green’s lethal territory just two weeks after his 21st birthday. […]

The Ben Parker Magnum Spoon comes in three sizes between 6 and 9 inches, huge for a spoon but small enough to fit in a striper’s mouth.

Spoon up a striper? Here’s the silverware for Lake Hartwell

Phillip Gentry

The Nichols Ben Parker Magnum Spoon first made a name with anglers when it was used to win a national bass tournament on Kentucky Lake in 2014. In fact, half of the top-10 finishers used it. The same month, a college fishing event on Pickwick Lake was won with the same spoon. […]

Fishermen at Lake Thom-A-Lex must observe some boating restrictions in order to sample the municipal reservoir’s fine bass fishing.

Special restrictions govern buoy area

Tony Garitta

Anglers fishing Lake Thom-A-Lex must observe the restrictions on fishing within the buoyed off area of 100 acres near the water-source intake structure on the lower end of the lake. […]

A variety of lead weights can be used for drifting or bottom-fishing. When paired with a weight trolley, the line will slide, reducing the resistance felt by the fish.

Heavy weights for bottom-fishing

Phillip Gentry

The type of weights used for fishing around inlets where the tidal flow often reaches near-warp speeds, varies depending upon the area being fished as well as who is at the other end of the line. […]

Bull redfish hold on hardbottom areas, like shells or rocks, while they migrate out of sounds toward the ocean in the fall.

For big drum with live or chunk bait, go with a Lupton rig. Here’s how to tie one.

Phillip Gentry

Regulations between states vary, but according to guide Dan Utley, South Carolina anglers have taken the lead from the North Carolina requirement when fishing for bull redfish in the inlets around Hilton Head. […]

Speckled trout are caught along Masonboro Inlet’s rock jetties when the falling tide pulls baitfish and shrimp toward the ocean.

Seine Masonboro Inlet’s jetties for specks

Jerry Dilsaver

The jetties at Masonboro Inlet are oddities along the North Carolina coast, where most inlets aren’t lined with the stone structures. […]

Speckled trout can tolerate waters with a wide range of salinities as long as food is readily available.

Speckled trout biology

Jerry Dilsaver

Spotted seatrout, aka speckled trout, are members of the sciaenidae family, which includes drums, croakers and weakfish. They are prized as gamefish by recreational anglers throughout their range, from the Chesapeake Bay to Laguna Madre in south Texas, and have been occasionally caught as far north as New York and as far south as Mexico. […]

Many charter captains participate in the NCDMF red drum tagging program. The information helps biologists understand red drum growth rates and movement patterns.

Tag, You’re it!

Mike Marsh

Catch a tagged fish in North Carolina’s coastal waters and you may reel in a cash award. The NCDMF’s fish tagging program randomly selects tag numbers; anglers who have turned them in win $100. Of 1,020 fish tags anglers returned in 2015, the program drew three tag numbers for each of four species in the tagging program. […]

A chum slinger helps fishermen toss chunks of croaker or other fish overboard to set up a chum slick.

Chum slingers

Mike Marsh

Croakers make great bait for red drum, and they also make good chum. The Longer Life Bait Slinger was a great tool for tossing chunks of fish far out into the water to attract big red drum. […]

Hunt early and often with other shooters for the best dove results.

Plan dove days strategically

Jeff Burleson

Dove season begins this month across the south, and the first few days — if not opening day — are the best times to take a limit. So does it work out that way? Is it the timing of the migration, the amount of birds available, or what? […]

First deer

Bag a Buck

Ila Sechler of Salisbury, NC killed an 8-point buck in Rowan County, NC on Sept. 27, 2026. […]

Heather Hatfield tags Georgetown County gator

Alligator

During a hunt in Georgetown County, SC during the Palmetto State’s 2026 alligator hunting season, Heather Hatfield killed a 10+ foot gator. […]

Bryson Fuller’s 158-inch buck

Bag a Buck

Bryson Fuller of Oxford, NC killed a 16-point buck in Granville County, NC on Sept. 28, 2026 during an evening hunt. […]

Hit Lake Murray’s brush for fall crappie

Crappie

As Lake Murray’s water temperature cools down in October, Capt. Brad Taylor of Taylor Outdoors said the crappie fishing gets cranked up. […]

Catching fall catfish on Lake Marion

Fishing Hotspots

Capt. Kyle Austin of Kyle Austin Guide Service (843-209-3726) said October is one of the most enjoyable months for catfishing at Lake Marion. […]