Bass Fishing
Be a weather watcher
There are a lot of good reasons to fish in December, chief among them, most everybody else is deer hunting, and you’ve pretty much got the lake to yourself. […]
Statewide NC
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister Poc’it Hawg Raiser
A Texas bass angler’s bid to get back to the Bassmaster Classic depended heavily on a soft-plastic creature bait that few, if any, others had in their arsenal when they fished the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Nov. 6-8 on the Ouachita River. […]
Hunting
The running shot
The small herd of does burst out of the woods and cut across the soybean field, the howling of the hounds behind them in the swamp. […]
Events & Announcements
SCDNR sets dates for regional Archery in Schools tournaments
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has announced the schedule of regional tournaments for schools with Archery in Schools teams, with registration to begin in January. […]
Featured
Take these six tips and catch more winter crappie
Crappie fishing is extremely popular in the Carolinas, and what better way to spend the cold months than catching slab crappie. […]
Crappie/Bream
Here are six super tips on catching winter crappie
Catch your share of winter crappie with these tips from a couple of pro anglers. […]
Fishing
Electronics serving in times of need
Search and recovery divers were pretty much on their own back in the early 1980’s; I know because I was one of them. I spent 10 years on the Dallas Fire Department’s dive team and worked from the department’s drag boats before the dive team came to be. […]
Bass Fishing
Downsize baits for better winter results on bass, stripers
Whether you fish for striped bass or largemouth bass during the winter, most guides and experienced anglers suggest downsizing your fishing lures for more strikes.
Events & Announcements
State announces dates for public hearings on proposed regulation changes
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will conduct nine public hearings across the state in January on proposed changes to the wildlife management, game lands and fishing regulations for the 2015-16 seasons. […]
Featured
Will the string trick remove a hook from the lip?
I’ve had a treble hook jammed into my jawline, so when I heard that Jay Forest, an employee of our sister publication, Louisiana Sportsman, had speared himself in the top lip with a jig hook I had to shiver a bit. […]