Bass Fishing
Lake Norman bass biting strong in shallow water on these lures
The calendar shouted “Happy New Year”, but the water-temperature display on the screen of Carson Orellana’s Lowrence depth finder said 61.7 degrees. […]
South Central NC
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Artificial alternative – There’s an alternative to live bait for High Rock Lake’s winter stripers
Being a self-effacing guy, Maynard Edwards smiled when he recalled how once upon a January he stumbled across a new way to catch striped bass at High Rock Lake. […]
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Thaw out Badin slabs – Cold weather doesn’t stop hot crappie fishing on North Carolina’s Badin Lake this month
To say that a January morning is brisk can be an understatement, but with any luck, the frost will give way to sunshine and biting fish. At Badin Lake on the Yadkin River chain, hungry and healthy crappie will most likely be holding tight to baitfish schools, hovering over deep-water creeks and coves, where long-line trolling a dragnet of jigs is the most efficient way to fill your 20-fish limit. […]
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Go to school on January redfish
Addison Rupert was pointing, trying to get his client to see what he was seeing. […]
Bass Fishing
Byars, Austin win first VIP Adventures Youth Fishing Tournament
Chase Byars of Ashley Ridge High School and Kyle Austin of Woodland High School teamed up to win the first VIP Adventures Youth Fishing Tournament on Dec. 20. […]
Bass Fishing
VIP Adventures hosting College vs. High School Fishing Tournament this weekend
Marc Deschenes of VIP Adventures in Summerville is hosting a fishing tournament this weekend that will pit some of the state’s college anglers against anglers from South Carolina’s high school teams. […]
Other Hunting
Special gear for secretive squirrels
It is often difficult to spot a treed squirrel if the canopy cover is dense. While gray squirrels tend to hide by flattening their bodies against tree trunks or in forks where they resemble bumps or knots, fox squirrels often run to the ends of long-leaf pine tree limbs and curl into balls, looking exactly like pine cones. […]
Deer of the Year
Barnwell hunter kills trophy, 141 1/8-inch buck on Thanksgiving day
Sheila Black was almost ready to get out of the deer stand on Thanksgiving evening, but since she knew her husband wasn’t ready yet, she decided to sit tight until the hunt was over. […]
Deer of the Year
Mt. Pleasant hunter bags 2 deer, including 130-class buck
Travis Limbaker of Mt. Pleasant had one of those days that most outdoorsmen only dream of. Multiplied by two. […]
Featured
SCDNR tags 12-foot tiger shark for research project
As a part of ongoing research on sharks along South Carolina’s coast, SCDNR biologists recently tagged 12-foot, 4-inch female tiger shark with a satellite transmitter in Port Royal Sound. […]