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The Old Town Predator XL won Best of Show at the ICAST show in mid-July.

Paddling to the top rung

For most fans of the plastic angling armada, July 17, 2014, came and went with little if any fanfare, but it was a day worth remembering. On that day, out of more than 700 products and accessories entered by 253 companies in the New Product Showcase at ICAST, the American Sportfishing Association’s industry trade show, the product that was named “Best of Show” was a kayak. […]

Michael Dey, Christin McCrory and Brad Sasser, display striped bass caught in one stop while fishing this week at Clarks Hill.

Summer striper pattern still producing at Clarks Hill

Phillip Gentry

Catching striped and hybrid striped bass through the summer boils down to three things: location, location and location. Guide Brad Sasser of Sasser’s Guide Service in Clarks Hill said he and his partners typically pick up on the down rod/live herring bite in late May when striped bass come off their false spawning runs. It happened this spring, but this spring, the bite never seemed to let off. […]

Duke Energy said it hasn't been trying to kill aquatic grass at Shearon Harris Lake, despite the claims of a number of local bass fishermen.

Duke Energy denies spraying aquatic grass at Shearon Harris

Craig Holt

Anecdotal evidence sometimes points toward the truth, and sometimes it is just, well, anecdotal. […]

Russell Anderson caught this 33-inch redfish when a school passed by the Mount Pleasant Pier recently.

Mount Pleasant Pier getting plenty of visits from redfish schools

Glenn Corley

With cooling temperatures in recent days, the baitfish are starting to move, and schooling redfish are following them past the Mount Pleasant Pier. […]

Carl Thomason caught this 20-inch New River smallmouth over Labor Day weekend on a float trip with guide Marty Shaffner.

Smallmouth action on New River is back on track as water reaches 70-degree mark

Craig Holt

Smallmouth bass fishing in the New River has been tough this year for a variety of reasons, but now it’s apparently back on track. […]

Matthew Kelly (right) caught this state-record skipjack tuna on Aug. 30, fishing out of Hatteras with his father, Patrick.

Virginia teen breaks ancient North Carolina record with 32-pound skipjack tuna

Jerry Dilsaver

Matthew Kelly, a 16-year-old from Chesapeake, Va. thinks every fishing trip with his father, Patrick, is special, but the one Labor Day Weekend was just a little more special. […]

Old Town’s Predator XL kayak won Best of Show honors at the recent ICAST.

Paddle up a winner

Jerry Dilsaver

Something’s fishy when Christmas comes in July, and for many it is the annual ICAST (International Convention of the Allied Sportfishing Trades) show. […]

Waiting for proper soil moisture and planting seeds at the proper depth are two crucial factors in having a successful cool-season food plot.

Make sure soil is ready

Jeff Burleson

Planting spring and fall food plots can benefit wildlife in so many ways, and September is the beginning of the fall planting season. […]

SCDNR is holding a handful of special youth deer hunts across the Upstate in October, November and December.

Deadline approaching for special Upstate youth deer hunts

South Carolina Sportsman

Sept. 15 is the deadline for youngsters between the ages of 10 and 15 to apply for a handful of special youth deer hunts in the Upstate that the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Is holding on private and hunt-club land. […]

Proceeds from the sale of Bob Timberlake's "A Resting Place" will be donated to the N.C. Wildlife Habitat Foundation.

Timberlake Gallery to showcase new outdoor prints at Sportsman’s Open House

North Carolina Sportsman

The Bob Timberlake Gallery in Lexington will hold a Sportsman’s Open House on Saturday, Sept. 13, to celebrate the release of a collector’s set of prints featuring outdoor scenes, with the proceeds from the sale of one print going to the N.C. Wildlife Habitat Foundation. […]