April 2014 Archives - Page 4 of 6

This 27-inch striper proves that Steve Pack knows a little bit about how good fishing can be in April.

April action is wide open

April is one of the most eagerly anticipated months on the Santee Cooper lakes, and with good reason. […]

Fly-fishing patterns are constantly changing

Fly patterns constantly evolve as fly tiers originate new patterns and modify standard ones in an endless effort to find something that looks irresistible to a trout. […]

Ronnie Mckee of Piedmont has rigged his paddleboat for multiple-rod crappie fishing applications.

From mid-March until the end of April, one of the certainties about freshwater fishing is that shallow stumps, brush piles and flats will be holding scores of black and white crappie in the midst of their spawn. […]

Sharon and Rennie Clark won the Lowcountry Redfish Cup championship in 2013. The trail will visit North Carolina in 2014.

Tournament aplenty!

Jerry Dilsaver

North Carolina fishermen yearning for the thrill of competition will have more choices this year. […]

The Farmers’ Almanac has been helping with planting schedules and other farming activities for centuries.

And the Alamanac says…

Jeff Burleson

In 1792, the first year of George Washington’s presidency, Robert B. Thomas created the very first Farmers’ Almanac, which was used to help struggling farmers improve their agricultural production yields as well as other things. […]

Cobia are big, hard-fighting fish that arrive inshore along the South Carolina coast this month.

April opens cobia love

Bryan Bowers

Many anglers choose to keep their excursions down to a minimum during the colder months. Cold and South Carolina don’t necessarily go well together, so when spring returns, eager saltwater fishermen are not far behind it. […]

Different fishing situations call for different styles of kayaks, based upon what each model does best.

Paddle your way to fish

Bill Howard

Over the past few years, paddle sports have invaded the outdoors world, with no signs of slowing. […]

Flextone’s Lightning Crow

North Carolina Sportsman

The Lightning Crow from Flextone Game Calls produces ultra-realistic, natural sounds that can be heard for miles. […]

Currents

Do we have it better than settlers did?

Dan Kibler

I sometimes wonder what the fish and wildlife was like when the early settlers reached South Carolina. […]

Hunting pressure is the biggest obstacle to taking public-land turkeys. Here’s how to overcome it in the Carolinas.

Millions of acres of public land gives hunters in the Carolinas a real shot at a turkey gobbler this month — if they’re up to the task.

Jeff Burleson

In many places, spring means many things to many people, but for the diehard hunter who calls the Carolinas home, it’s full of sitting, listening and stalking a gobbling tom. […]