Inshore Fishing
Vudu Shrimp
Can an artificial lure — a soft plastic — outfish a natural creature? That day has arrived and it’s like magic, hence lure’s name, thanks to Ken Chaumont of Lacassine. […]
June 2013
Hunting
The building of ‘Beulah Belle’
In the late ’40s and ’50s, the United States was undergoing a boom economy, recovering from restricted materiel supplies that resulted from World War II. […]
General
Keeping it clean
LCD screen brightness, contrast and resolution improve with every new generation of marine electronics. […]
Freshwater Fishing
It’s hot, but so is fishing
Striper season officially shuts down from June through September, so the focus moves to other species, but there’s plenty of fish that continue to bite well throughout the summer. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bless the wild brook trout
Brook trout are easy to locate and easy to catch; getting to them is the hard part. Native brooks inhabit the headwaters of mountain streams, the wild, hard-to-reach sections of creeks accessible only by foot where the water is pure and cold, places choked with rhododendron and mountain laurel. […]
Flounder
Docks = Flounder Magnets
Since man began floating vessels across rivers and oceans, symbiotic relationships have formed and continue to provide benefits to users above and below the water’s surface. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Kayak selection
Kayak selection is a matter of choice. A good choice for bush-whacking into remote ponds would be a fairly light kayak in the 10- to 11-foot range. […]
General
Apply nitrogen now to mid-season corn for best yields
Due to its long maturation period, corn is the first crop to hit the fields in the early spring. Farmers plant a huge amount of corn in the Carolinas, mainly for animal feed, but with many acres dedicated to the deer or waterfowl hunter. […]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t forget Snow’s Cut
The Cape Fear River and the ICW between Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach are prime places to find doormat flounder during the summer. […]
General
Wildlife Habitat Improvement Initiative Series:
Richard Wall was raised on a beef cattle farm on the northern part of Edgefield County, S.C. With over one-third of the county dedicated to the Sumter National Forest, much of these remaining rolling hills contain excellent opportunities for producing wildlife-friendly farms. […]