January 2013 Archives - Page 3 of 8

Cover: January 2013 (NC)

January is prime time to catch striped bass in the Cape Fear River near Wilmington. […]

Todd Dillon says a long knife with a sharp point is a quick, humane way to kill a wild hog.

To eliminate hogs, try trapping

Wild hogs have been recorded in all 46 South Carolina counties. They are opportunistic feeders, and while not often thought of as predators, they certainly are; they are ominvores, eating both plants and animals, and they will eat anything from grubs to plant roots to live birds and mammals. […]

It takes relatively heavy tackle — rod, reel, line and hooks — to battle a big catfish.

Catfish tackle should be durable

Craig Holt

Guide Keith Wall’s tackle is big enough to handle the job of a medium- to magnum-size blue or flathead catfish. […]

Clean any reeds, grass or corn stalks off the water; swans don’t like to land in on a cluttered surface, and the vegetation can be used to camouflage a pit blind.

You can hide from flying eyes

Mike Marsh

When making a water decoy set for swans, any vegetation floating or sticking above the water should be removed. […]

Striper fishing is once again productive on the Santee Cooper lakes; this fish is a great example of the kind of striped bass that’s swimming in Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie.

Sacking Santee Stripers — January is the start of some great winter striper fishing on the Santee Cooper Lakes

Terry Madewell

Santee Cooper was once world famous as THE place to go for freshwater striped bass, but the historic highs of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie fell to unprecedented lows for years. […]

Hunters to pursue hogs with dogs need plenty of specialized equipment, including a GPS receiver to track their dogs’ progress.

Hog-hunting essentials are, well, essential

Brian Cope

Having the right tools makes every job easier. Chris Warren carries a few essentials in a small backpack to make his hunts a little easier. […]

Guide Mac Byrum, a latter-day Capt. Ahab, hoists his winter target, the great blue catfish.

Feeling blue – How to up your fishing success for Lake Norman catfish

Phillip Gentry

In the 1956 motion picture, Gregory Peck portrays the character of Capt. Ahab, who relentlessly pursues the great white whale of Herman Melville’s classic, “Moby Dick.” […]

Wintering flocks of tundra swans, like this one, arrive in North Carolina’s coastal counties in December and stay through the winter.

North Carolina’s winter swan flock tops 75,000

Mike Marsh

A swan mount is what many hunters are after on what may be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, so waterfowl hunters from all over the nation head for North Carolina’s coastal counties, where the majority of tundra swans spend the winter. […]

Santee Cooper striper fishermen are releasing most of the fish they’re catching these days, but some guides wish creel restrictions would loosen.

Should Santee Cooper striper plan run its course or change now?

Terry Madewell

The increase in the number of stripers in the Santee Cooper lakes is welcome news to fishermen and biologists alike, but there are differences of opinions on what the next step in management should be. […]

Find sign like these mud-caked trees on which hogs have rubbed after wallowing and you’ll know you’re in the right area.

Lotsa sign means lotsa hogs

Brian Cope

Even with hogs spread across South Carolina, a lot of people have never seen a wild hog and are surprised to hear of people hunting them. […]