Freshwater Fishing
The Rock: A lake too tough to die
Guide Maynard Edwards believes that High Rock’s striped bass don’t reach trophy sizes because of a liberal creel limit and heavy fishing pressure. […]
December 2013
Freshwater Fishing
Is company that controls High Rock helping or hurting fishing?
If somewhere in the offices of Yadkin Inc. — the division of aluminum giant Alcoa that operates hydroelectric plants on reservoirs along the Yadkin system — there exists a dartboard with Maynard Edwards’ picture on it, the veteran fishing guide won’t be surprised. […]
Other Hunting
Sell your tails
Squirrel hunting is one of America’s favorite past-times, being abundant and from the soggy bottomlands of Mississippi to the high country of West Virginia. […]
Other Hunting
Top tips for cleaning squirrels
Not only can squirrel hunting be exciting and challenging, the animal’s meat is one-of-a-kind and tastes nothing like chicken — it’s definitely not a white meat. […]
Dove
Late-season dove tips
Andy Pope and Lowrie Beacham have developed habits in their pursuit of late-season doves that are worth sharing: […]
Other Hunting
Sportsman’s stocking stuffers
If you are looking for a gift for a hunter in the family but really haven’t a clue, here are a few ideas. […]
Other Hunting
Swan Hunting Permits
Tundra swans do a tremendous amount of damage to winter field crops, in northeast North Carolina, so the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission issues 5,000 permits to hunt tundra swans each year. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Make your own Santee rig
Trolling over heavy cover is a recipe for breakoffs. To combat this, anglers on Santee Cooper designed a special rig employing a slinky weight and crappie float to keep the weight on the bottom but the hook out of cover. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fixing the catfish decline
In recent years, the Santee Cooper lakes’ population of blue catfish has experienced a decline due to almost a decade of poor reproduction. […]
Inshore Fishing
Keys to fishing a popping-cork rig
Jeff Williamson of Get Busy Fishing Charters said that fishing live shrimp for speckled trout means fishing a popping-cork rig, and there are several keys to getting the before performance from them. […]