Events & Announcements
Robert Boyles named interim director of SCDNR
After SCDNR Director Alvin Taylor’s retirement, the agency has named Robert Boyles as interim director while they search for a permanent solution. […]
Newsletter
Bass Fishing
Lake Russell bass keying on blueback herring spawn
With the spawn about finished, the bass are recovering and looking to fatten back up on blueback herring. […]
Columns
3 Carolina fishing streams that delight the senses
May is an ideal time to head for a mountain stream to target trout. Here are three steams that are excellent fisheries and excellent places to see scenery. […]
Turkey Hunting
S.C. makes big changes for turkey hunting regulations
South Carolina’s turkey hunters will no longer get a free ride when it comes to getting their tags. Beginning in 2020, previously free turkey tags will cost $5 for residents. Non-residents will pay $100. And that’s not the only change facing hunters. […]
Fishing Hotspots
May is big-fish time for Lake Rhodhiss stripers
The best fishing for Lake Rhodhiss stripers takes place in May before the summer recreational traffic breaks loose. […]
Bass Fishing
Late May cranking for Tuckertown Lake bass
Bass fishing on North Carolina’s Tuckertown Lake in May involves two phases: a slow one early in the month and an explosive one later on. […]
Columns
May is unmatched for Santee Cooper bream
May is an outstanding month for fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes, but the bream fishing is off the charts in popularity and productivity. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Winyah Bay rocks are May sheepshead paradise
By May, those South Carolina anglers looking for a cooler full of sheepshead can’t go wrong on a trip to the rock jetties outside Winyah Bay. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Big drum move in around Hatteras, OBX inlets
May marks the return of big red drum in a big way to the nearshore waters of North Carolina’s Hatteras Island after the winter’s offshore respite. […]
Fishing
Deep-hole shrimp are on May’s menu in South Carolina
South Carolina’s annual shrimp-baiting season doesn’t open until the fall, but shrimping without bait begins on May 1. May is a great time for deep-hole shrimping. […]