September 2018 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Delta Lures started mass-producing spinnerbaits in 2011, and now their offerings are sold all over the country.

Delta Lures’ Spinnerbait

Two longtime fishing buddies couldn’t keep a good thing to themselves 7 ½ years ago, which was a blessing for bass fishermen who love to catch on quality spinnerbaits. […]

Bowhunters, sweat the small stuff all the time

Sammy Romano

September always turns my thoughts to deer and bow hunting. Archery season is already open in some places and about to open in many others. No matter where you hunt though, game time is imminent. […]

Big streams are ideal for streamer fishing, especially when water is high and dingy, as it often is after summer showers and thunderstorms.

Streamers are made for September trout

Robert Satterwhite

Thunderstorms and showers are as much a part of late summer as huckleberries, fireflies and bobwhites. Although summer storms arrive quickly and usually end just as quickly, even high-gradient mountain streams need a little time to calm down. […]

Guide Inky Davis looks for bass in September around isolated trees and vegetation.

Santee fish are on the move

Terry Madewell

September is a transition month from summer to fall patterns on the Santee Cooper lakes, and the fishing is excellent for several species. The key is following fish, as they’re often on the move following forage. […]

Clothing treated with insect repellents is perhaps the best way to avoid bugs and the accompanying seven-day itch.

Get insects to bug out

Jeff Burleson

While many outdoorsmen spend most of their time in the woods during the cool months, late summer and early fall are definitely times to be beating the bushes looking for a big buck. […]

NC’s top deer game lands

Craig Holt

Let’s take a look at North Carolina’s top public game lands for deer hunting. […]

Oregon Inlet, crossed by NC 12 over Bonner Bridge, offers access to some of the best offshore fishing grounds in the world.

Oregon Inlet: Famous, infamous

Jerry Dilsaver

Oregon Inlet is a prominent port in the sportfishing world and familiar to most big-game fishermen. The inlet is often rough and always unpredictable, but the offshore fishing is typically excellent. […]

Wildlife agencies in both Carolinas have planted and managed fields for public dove hunting.

No dove hunt invite? No sweat. Go public

Jeff Burleson

For some hunters, opening day of dove season is the most-anticipated day of the year. It is generally the first day most hunters get to put on their camouflage and break out their shotguns. […]

For a better chance at a nice, public-land buck, carefully set up closer to its bedding area.

Don’t avoid public-land whitetails

Pete Rogers

More and more hunters are looking past public land in favor of joining hunt clubs and leases. It seems they are more willing to spend a lot of money to hunt on with others on a few hundred acres of land rather than spend $30.50 for access to hundreds of thousands of acres of WMA land. […]