Freshwater Fishing

At Santee, catfish regs are working

South Carolina’s state legislature passed a bill effective April 1, 2015, specifically targeting blue catfish in Lake Moultrie, Lake Marion and their tributaries. The purpose was to rebuild the blue catfish fishery, which was flat-lining.  […]

Freshwater Fishing

Why skinny water is good

It’s reasonable to wonder why the big blue catfish flood the Santee Cooper shallows from late-March through April. The answer is simple, but it’s not the spawn — as many think. […]

Sidebars

Wait them out; great hunting is on the way

What’s the biological reason for gobblers to get “henned up” early during the annual spring turkey season? Charles Ruth, the biologist who oversees the wild-turkey program for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said it’s just a natural thing. […]

Cooking on the Wild Side

Stuff that turkey breast

April is a special time in the Carolinas. In addition to the arrival of spring and the multiple opportunities for freshwater and saltwater fishing and turkey season, I usually feature one of Robert Cardwell’s excellent recipes for wild turkey in April. If he continues to share recipes as good as this one, it will continue for a while. […]