June 2017

Fishing

The Sanshouo

Don Shoopman

Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits’ (GYCB) latest hot lure, the Sanshouo, almost didn’t make it off the cutting room floor. […]

Fishing

Seat of your pants sonar

Allan Tarvid

Sonar fishfinders have always helped us find fish and fish-holding structure, but helping us precisely target fish has been another story. Early on, bulb-type flashers supported vertical jigging. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Catch-and-release? Yes!

Robert Satterwhite

More and more people are taking up the fine sport of trout fishing, but unfortunately, we aren’t adding new trout streams or growing more trout. Even remote, backcountry trout streams are getting more fishing pressure than ever. […]

Fishing

Deep doesn’t mean bad

Terry Madewell

Summer setting up on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie is not necessarily a negative for Santee Cooper anglers. We’ll have to adapt to fishing different patterns, some of which will involve deeper water than we fished during the spring. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Magnums spoons at Lake Monticello

Dusty Wilson

Although Lake Monticello is often regarded as a trophy catfish destination northwest of Columbia, S.C., its largemouth bass population is also thriving, and it is guide and tournament angler Brett Mitchell’s pick for a magnum-spoon hot spot. […]

Offshore Fishing

Headed offshore? Be prepared

Jerry Dilsaver

Someone once compared heading offshore without proper safety equipment to skydiving without a parachute. If you need the equipment and don’t have it, or it doesn’t work, the odds are good you’ll never need it again. […]

Hunting

Improve and prolong your hunting leases

Jeff Burleson

Whether because of a change in ownership, land use or competition, hunters lose hunting leases every year. Leaseholders should never have to worry about losing their leases to other groups, and they can secure them for longer terms if the property is properly cared for.  […]