Freshwater Fishing
Winter fishers must adapt
Successful winter trout fishing requires a variety of approaches, using anything from dry flies to nymphs to streamers, depending on the weather and stream conditions. […]
December 2011
Freshwater Fishing
Have a holiday striper
I make my living fishing for bass, and I certainly love to fish for them, but sometimes I like to fish for other species of gamefish. I love to fish for bream, crappie and striped bass, and December is the time I fish for stripers and hybrids in Lake Murray and Clarks Hill and Wateree and even Santee Cooper. […]
Hunting
Holiday hunting is a gift that keeps on giving
Most kids get excited about December because of Christmas, rooms full of presents and visits from the chubby guy in the red suit who seems to be on every street corner this month. […]
General
Breaking in the .22-250
I was more than a little frustrated, and embarrassed to boot. […]
General
Off-season battery care
Fishing and boating tend to slow down during the winter months, but letting your battery maintenance slow down can be expensive. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Christmas cats, stripers
With cooler weather settling in, most fish species are locked into winter patterns, but that doesn’t mean the fishing has cooled off. In fact, the fish on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie get red hot for some species this month, and the action will last until after the first of the year. […]
Bass Fishing
Thrift gets Top-5 in FLW
Bryan Thrift of Shelby placed fifth in the Oct. 20-23 FLW Tour event on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville. His 4-day haul of 73 pounds, seven ounces paid $19,421. […]
Greener Pastures
It’s time to invigorate
With winter arriving this month, the bountiful natural foods of fall begin to dwindle. Deer and other wildlife consume the remaining acorns and start seeking out alternative food sources. […]
Deer Hunting
Big Game Kayakin’
At first blush, the thought of big game — at least where a kayak is concerned — conjures up thoughts of one of those guys who tries to hook up with a marlin or sailfish out in the deep blue off of someplace like Hawaii or Coast Rica where the bluewater is within paddling distance of the beach. […]
Bass Fishing
Black sea bass closure hurts
On Oct. 17, the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council closed the season on black sea bass because the annual recreational catch limit had been met, striking a blow to an already hard-hit bottom-fishing industry. […]