Bass Fishing
Head to the rivers for Lake Hartwell summer bass
Pro bass angler Martha Goodfellow of Greenville, S.C., said that August isn’t her favorite month to head for the lake, but when she does, she usually heads to Lake Hartwell. […]
August 2017
Inshore Fishing
Maintain a strong, line-to-line connection when tarpon fishing
Tarpon are the strongest fish that live inshore, so an angler’s terminal tackle must be constructed to endure the initial shock of the bite and the potentially long-lasting battle. […]
Inshore Fishing
In North Carolina, think like a crabber to find tarpon
In North Carolina waters, the No. 1 commercial seafood crop is the blue crab, and the greater Pamlico Sound produces the majority of the state’s 30 million-pound harvest. […]
Deer Hunting
Make sure it shoots straight!
Archery season opens in the Carolinas between mid-August and mid-September, and in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, hunters can take bucks with a gun on Aug. 15. Regardless, it’s time for all hunters to pull out the bows and rifles to make sure the eight months of downtime hasn’t dampened perfect accuracy. […]
Inshore Fishing
With tarpon around, never miss a lunar feed
Diehard deer hunters know that lunar feeding periods are keys to bringing home venison. For consistently successful tarpon anglers, these feeding periods are nothing to ignore. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fish current seams, inlet eddies on an incoming tide
The armaments that prevent many of the nation’s inlets from closing in always provide great fishing opportunities due to the very nature of how jetties are built and where they are located, and anglers in the Carolinas are lucky to have plenty of those structures: Oregon Inlet, Masonboro Inlet, Little River Inlet, Murrells Inlet and Winyah Bay, to name a few. […]
Sheepshead
Herding sheepshead with a kayak
Using a plastic boat to chase sheepshead is an ideal method for taking the fight to the fish, especially during periods of low tide when overhead clearance under a pier or dock is maximized. […]
Deer Hunting
Draw a bead on bachelor-buck groups
Hunters can pattern whitetail bucks twice a year and both occur after hunting season. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Use thermocline to your advantage
By midsummer, many lakes in the Carolinas stratify according to oxygen content, and that sets up conditions that give fisherman an edge if they understand the process, namely, a thermocline. […]
Deer Hunting
Make good shot with your firearm, then with your camera
Some of the best hunters are unfortunately terrible at photography, or simply don’t take the time to take good photos after their trophy has hit the ground. […]
