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Bluegills will concentrate their spawning efforts under a full or new moon.

Check the moon

Who would have thought that a ball of rock 238,000 miles away would have such an impact on life on earth? […]

Seagulls and other diving birds will give away the presence of Spanish mackerel feeding on baitfish at the surface.

Follow the gulls

Spanish mackerel travel in schools, and when they feed, they aren’t secretive by any means, often feeding in a frenzy. […]

Yo-Zuri’s Crystal Minnow is an alternative to trolling or casting spoons where Spanish mackerel are concerned.

Spanish mackerel are a species that relies on its vision to find food, primarily small bait that are doing everything they can to avoid becoming dinner. And a mackerel’s vision, paired with excellent swimming speed, is usually too much for most baitfish. […]

Pokeweed: Bad for you, great for deer

Jeff Burleson

Every hunter in the Carolinas has come across pokeweed from time to time. Pokeweed thrives in many landscapes across the region, with its bright, purple berries, purple stems and luscious green foliage. […]

Hunters looking to improve the wildlife habitat on their hunting properties should not fail to ask local farmers for advice or other help in making food plots as productive as possible.

Ask a farmer

Jeff Burleson

With planting season arriving in the next few months, hunters wanting a good fall food plot need to get their ducks in a row. While they can read books and articles and scan the internet for a planting guide, it will never take the place of advice from an experienced, local farmer. […]

New kayak products

Phillip Gentry

Yak-Gear Deluxe Anchor Trolley Kit and ENO’s Double Deluxe, portable hammock for 2 […]

Flounder are among a handful of inshore fish that provide plenty of summer action for kayak-bound fishermen.

July’s Best Bets

Phillip Gentry

July’s Best Bets […]

Sheepshead offer kayak-bound anglers plenty of opportunities during the summer when they’re hanging around pier posts or rock jetties.

Summer of the yak

Phillip Gentry

For anglers who love to fish when the mercury starts to rise in earnest, there’s no better place to be than on the water in a kayak. […]

Kerr Lake’s catfish biting around mussels and baitfish schools

Dusty Wilson

Summer does not have to mean a decline in fishing potential — especially for blue catfish. According to guide Wes Jordan of Creedmoor, N.C., blues will be actively feeding throughout Kerr Lake, aka Buggs Island, but their depth range will run the gamut, and an angler wanting to load up will have to cover the water column. […]

Upper-slot and even over-slot redfish will be a distinct possibility this month in inshore waters around Charleston and John’s Island.

Red hot, red hot redfish

Brian Cope

With deer season cranking up in South Carolina’s Lowcountry in mid-August, many outdoorsmen are trading in their fishing rods for a shot at a velvet buck, but for those who stay on the water, they’re in for some hot redfish action that many anglers overlook. […]