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Cover: December 2018

John McDonald Jr. of Woodruff, S.C., killed this huge Spartanburg County buck on Oct. 14. […]

Any time an angler can offer up a lure that appeals to a fish’s senses of sight and sound, he’s making it hard on the fish to resist. The Odin Lures’ Frigg Plug does that with its prominent profile, water-splashing cupped face, and interior rattle chamber and then takes things a step further by allowing anglers to add their patented Fish Smack liquid scent attractant to the lure’s hollow, hard-plastic body. […]

Vasque’s SAGA GT Boots

Carolina Sportsman

Hiking boots aren’t hunting boots, and hunting boots aren’t hiking boots. So what happens when you need both, when you’ve got a long, long hike to your deer stand, and you have no ATV?

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To take deer consistently in December, hunt food sources in the Carolinas.

Deer in the 11th-hour

Pete Rogers

The temperature hovered around 25 degrees. As the light began to fade, crystals of frost started to form, and my breath rose into the cold morning air as I surveyed the edge of a field for any movement. […]

December is duck prime time

Jeff Burleson

For 60 days, waterfowl hunters in the Carolinas invest time and money into leases, impoundments, decoys and calls to pop a limit of winged migrants on a day-off from work. […]

Lake Marion crappie stay hot in cooler December water.

Cold crappie kickoff

Terry Madewell

Cool weather and dropping water temperatures are a very good combination for December crappie on South Carolina’s Lake Marion. Anglers with a good game plan find that crappies begin to congregate into tighter areas around deep-water cover and score outstanding catches. […]

The clear advantage – Look for clean water to catch Carolina speckled trout

Jeff Burleson

All cylinders fire in the Carolinas when offshore and inshore fisheries take off at the end of fall. Offshore waters are dominated by massive grouper, line-stretching tuna and reel-screaming wahoo; the inshore grounds teem with redfish and the Carolinas’ most-coveted species, the speckled trout. […]

Top Carolina winter catfish lakes

Terry Madewell

Gone are the days when catfish were delegated to warm weather and water for consistent fishing. With the introduction of blue catfish into many lakes and rivers in the Carolinas, the cold-weather catfishing game has changed significantly. […]

Cape Fear River is giving up nice mixed bags to anglers

Jerry Dilsaver

As he pushed away from the boat ramp at the Dram Tree Park in Wilmington, N.C., Rennie Clark’s plan for a chilly, slightly cloudy fall day, was first to target stripers in the Northeast Cape Fear River, then head to the Cape Fear River for trout and red drum. […]