Bass Fishing
Be a weather watcher
There are a lot of good reasons to fish in December, chief among them, most everybody else is deer hunting, and you’ve pretty much got the lake to yourself. […]
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Bass Fishing
Mister Twister Poc’it Hawg Raiser
A Texas bass angler’s bid to get back to the Bassmaster Classic depended heavily on a soft-plastic creature bait that few, if any, others had in their arsenal when they fished the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Nov. 6-8 on the Ouachita River. […]
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Santee Cooper hunters overwhelmed by numbers of puddle and diving ducks
Duck hunters should have little to complain about, as harsh weather conditions to the north have caused a massive migration of ducks into South Carolina, both puddle ducks and divers. […]
Deer of the Year
Blame it on my brother — Gaffney man takes huge buck at 318 yards
Kelly McAbee of Gaffney admitted he was burned out. He’d sat one box blind on a piece of property he hunts in Cherokee County six straight days, and he was ready for a break. […]
Hunting
The running shot
The small herd of does burst out of the woods and cut across the soybean field, the howling of the hounds behind them in the swamp. […]
Catfish
Six keys to catching big winter blue cats in South Carolina lakes
Follow these tips from some S.C. catfish guides and you’ll catch plenty of winter blue catfish. […]
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Gill lice found in brook trout in Cullasaja River headwaters streams
Fisheries biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are asking for anglers’ assistance after gill lice were found on brook trout in several headwater streams of the Cullasaja River in Macon County. […]
Mountain Trout
Don’t forget winter trout fishing in the mountains, where cold means hot
Anglers who want to catch some of the biggest mountain trout they’ll ever see in the Carolinas should fish throughout the winter months. […]
Deer of the Year
Rabbit hunt was stroke of luck that put Person County hunter on huge buck
A rabbit hunt turned out to be one of the best days ever spent afield for Craig Hester of Person County, because it put him in the right spot to kill a huge 10-point buck on Nov. 25 that may score in the low 160s. […]
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Creeks off New River producing plenty of specks, reds for Sneads Ferry anglers
Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures in Sneads Ferry said the speckled trout and red drum have been biting in the creeks off the New River and Intracoastal Waterway, and if you’re in the right spot at the right time, the action can be downright hot. […]