Features from August 2019
Hooking a tarpon on rod and reel is the closest thing to riding a rodeo bull that most anglers will experience. These massive, strong fish are often fickle in where they feed and what they’ll eat, but once the hook is sunk in their jaws, all bets are off.- Roadways are the lifeblood of our nation. They enable us to get from here to there, while providing rest stops and with places to eat along the way.
- Whitetail hunters can expect …
- South Carolina is a southern jewels that permits anglers to chase their passion 365 days per year, from freezing Februaries to sizzling summer days. It’s those hot, August days that green-light anglers to target redfish around Georgetown, S.C., not only with traditional spinning and casting outfits, but also with fly rods and flies crafted from exotic materials.
- Topwater action on Lake Hartwell bass may sound surprising for summer fishing, but fish can be coaxed to the surface, even on the hottest days.August is never a fun time to be outdoors in South Carolina, that is, unless you really like offering yourself to the sun gods or the fish are biting on Lake Hartwell.
- Catching big blues and flatheads on Lake Wylie during the summer heat is all a matter of getting the right baits in the right places.
Columns - August 2019
- Cellular trail cameras, and the plans required to run them, have always been convenient, but also expensive. Thankfully, that's no longer the case.
- Catfish anglers shouldn't overlook channel cats on the Santee Cooper lakes. This impoundment holds the world record for the species, and still produces plenty of good catches.
- This unusual flounder recipe will …
- Flat-sided crankbaits are great shallow-water lures, and these new ones from Berkley Fishing have some advanced features that anglers will love.
- If you’ve ever watched a fishing show, attended a fishing seminar, or watched a pro angler talk about winning a tournament, you’ve heard the term “match the hatch.”
- Mathews archery is responsible for many innovations found throughout the archery industry, such as roller-cable guards, harmonic damping, perimeter weighted cams, and long-riser, short-limb designs.
- What you caught speckled trout on two weeks ago is less important than what you caught them on 12 months ago. When you find a lure that works in a certain season, use that lure for years to come in that same season.
- Anglers are catching plenty of mountain trout in the Carolinas, but it takes a different approach than it does in cooler temperatures.
- Kayaks are pretty small craft, but anglers can still employ the tactic of trolling if they do a little planning ahead of time.
Outdoor Update - August 2019
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Hot Spots - August 2019
- Lake Murray striper anglers are still catching plenty of fish, despite the summer heat. But those who fish early, late, and deep are having the most success.
- In the summertime, sharks of all species and sizes come inshore and nearshore of the Carolina coastlines. And anglers can catch the fish of a lifetime when hooking into one of these predators.
- Late August's nighttime temperatures offer just enough of a cooling effect to turn on the stripers at High Rock Lake.
- Most kids start off their fishing careers by catching bluegills, but what if their first fishing experience was with catching black drum instead?
- Ladyfish are abundant in Winyah Bay, especially in August.
- Anglers catch plenty of spotted bass on Lake Russell in the sweltering heat of August, and the most successful anglers are fishing deep with live bait.
- With the flounder closure an almost certainty, North Carolina anglers have defied the odds, catching plenty of quality-sized flatfish in the past several months.
- Randleman Lake is one of the youngest lakes in the Carolinas, and it's got some of the hottest bass fishing, even in the sweltering August temperatures.
- Anglers are finding plenty of tarpon in South Carolina's Lowcountry. The trick is finding the baitfish schools and sticking close to them.
- When the thermocline shows up on Kerr Lake, anglers who know what to look for will find a hot catfish bite.