May 2013 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Stanley Top Toad

A leading artificial lure manufacturer’s newest pride and joy jumped like a real frog to the forefront of bass fishing circles very quickly in early 2013. […]

The Rossi RG410 looks like an old .30-30, but it’s a sweet-shooting .410.

Shotgunning fun

Gordon Hutchinson

An attorney friend who knows a little more about guns than I do about the dark side of the moon — but not much more — was wandering around a regional gun show, looking for I’m not sure what. […]

The Aqua-Vu Claw Discover is the latest in the company’s line of underwater cameras, and it makes finding lost items much more feasible.

Shortly after handheld GPS units became small enough to fit in a pocket, I remember a fellow outdoor writer lamenting about losing his. He somehow dropped it as he stepped from a boat to a dock over water 30 feet deep. […]

Guide Buster Rush caught this Lake Marion crappie on a jig.

May fishing breaks loose

Terry Madewell

May is diversity month for Santee Cooper, and it brings out some of the very best fishing for a wide variety of species around Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. […]

Jackson County features a number of excellent trout streams, and tourism promoters have used that as a campaign to attract visitors.

One county’s trout magic

Robert Satterwhite

Jackson County is a rising star in the world of trout fishing. It has the longest and most popular delayed-harvest waters in the state. […]

Bonito are best on the dinner plate

Craig Holt

Atlantic bonito are probably the only member of the Scombridae family caught from Atlantic Ocean waters that anglers will prepare as food. […]

Lake Keowee is a recreational lake that supplies water for Greenville and Seneca and powers a hydroelectric plant.

About Lake Keowee

Phillip Gentry

Since 1971, Lake Keowee’s 18,500 acres of water and 300 miles of shoreline have been a valuable source of energy and recreation in South Carolina’s Upstate. […]

It’s time to start supplemental feeding of your deer herd, as protein-rich foods are most needed in late spring and summer.

Offer protein supplements now

Jeff Burleson

Deer need protein, carbohydrates, fats and a long list of vitamins and minerals to sustain optimum growth throughout the year. […]

Southern Pines Hunt Club has experienced great results from its extensive food-plot planting program.

Habitat Improvement Series: Southern Pines of Bamberg

Jeff Burleson

Southern Pines Hunt Club is a private hunting club operating in Bamberg County, S.C., that has been organized for more than 12 years. […]

The author used fly-fishing equipment to catch this chunky, Mountain Island lake bluegill during the peak of the mayfly hatch, a perfect time for novices to learn how to handle a fly rod.

Mountain Island losing power plant, gaining fish attractors

Tim Mead

Mountain Island Lake was created by Duke Power in 1924 with the construction of the dam and, in 1929, with the beginning of operation of the Riverbend Steam Station. […]