Bass Fishing
Mister Twister’s Nightcrawler
Glen Freeman of Zwolle has a new weapon in his bass fishing arsenal. So does Zack Hughes of Quitman, Texas, who boated a 10-plus-pounder on the first day he fished with it at Lake Fork. […]
August 2018
Columns
It’s time to get prepared for bowhunting season
Bow hunting season is right around the corner, so now is the time to check out your bow and make sure it is ready for it. […]
Columns
Hazel Creek: A trout treasure
No roads lead to one of the most-celebrated trout streams in the East. Isolated, remote, accessible only by boat or foot, Hazel Creek lives up to its reputation as a trout-fishing Mecca. It’s all that everyone says it is, and more. […]
Catfish
Summer, shallows are not exclusive
Bobby Winters is a 23-year-old catfish and striper guide on the Santee Cooper lakes who has a youthful passion for catching fish. We were fishing on a hot, summer day, and he’d targeted an area with undulating bottom contours for drift-fishing. We had been drifting only a short while when one of his nine rods bowed over.
Mackerel
Shimmer and shine incite shock strikes
King mackerel are suckers for hard-plastic lures like Yo-Zuri’s Crystal Minnow, and several big advantages exist for trolling lures instead of live baits. […]
Mackerel
Heave heavy metal for harder hits
If angler Russ Luhm spots Spanish mackerel schooling at the surface or sees them on his depthfinder as he works a school with deep-diving lures, he’ll fling a Stingsilver or other heavy metal spoon at them. […]
Mackerel
Speed-rig a squid
Any angler who can twist-together a wire live-bait rig for fishing with menhaden can make a rig for trolling squid. […]
Crappie/Bream
Make crappie do a double-take
According to guide Eddie Moody, a difference in depth of a few inches can have a big impact in crappie fishing, and giving the fish something they’re not used to seeing can be the difference in getting bit or not. […]
Bass Fishing
Shadow hunting
The summer heat affects fishing immensely, and not only the fisherman. Fish suffer during periods of temperature extremes, and since they are cold-blooded, they must seek out places with cooler water to thrive. […]
Deer Hunting
Five best handguns for whitetails
Selecting the right handgun for hunting whitetail deer can be daunting, in part because there are so many excellent options. […]