Freshwater Fishing
Think shallow in February for Santee Cooper bass
Linwood Thornhill said that in most years — 2015 being an exception because it was so cold — largemouth will make a move toward the shallows late in the month. […]
February 2016
Geese
Snow geese require special shot choices, sizes and shotgun chokes
Snow geese travel thousands of miles to reach their southern wintering grounds. After hunters study the flocks and finally get a group to creep into shotgun range, the hard part is over, and hunters need to use their equipment to bring them to the dirt. […]
Deer Hunting
Start post-season scouting now
This is a great time of year for deer hunters to do some post-season scouting. […]
Geese
Full-camo, layout blinds or all-white are snow goose concealment options
As soon as duck season ends, a choice few waterfowlers will pack away their duck decoys and layout boats and unload masses of white decoy shells for the snow goose conservation season. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Shoot winter boat docks for South Carolina crappie
As they do in spring and summer, boat docks provide structure, cover, food and a variety of water depths so crappie can find comfortable water temperatures during the winter. […]
Crappie/Bream
Don’t neglect those dam crappie
B’n’M Poles pro-staffer Kent Driscoll suggests crappie fishermen looking to warm up on some cold-water crappie need to head to the nearest dam or sizeable riprapped bank. […]
Bass Fishing
The San Diego double jam knot
The San Diego double jam knot is preferred by drop-shot fishermen who use fluorocarbon line with their drop-shot rigs. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Winter crappie fishing hotspots
Crappie are well-established in their winter pattern during the month of January until mid-February, when they begin to move. Typically, this means they are oriented to structure in water depths ranging from 15 to 35 feet in many South Carolina reservoirs. […]
Bass Fishing
Selenium toxicity at Belews Lake
When Duke Power. created Belews Lake in 1973, fishermen had high expectations about the bass fishery, since new fisheries typically explode with large numbers of fish, though they may be small in size. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A fisher’s primer on flies
Fishers have been fooling trout into taking artificial flies since the days of ancient Macedonia — and probably much longer — and that practice has changed very little in the intervening years. […]