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Santee Cooper’s fishing for catfish, particularly blues, is outstanding in December, not only for large numbers, but for quality fish as well.

Put the ‘Rush’ on blues as December hits Santee

December may be a cold month in terms of temperature, but some of the fishing really heats up. […]

Braxton Wall of Ninety Six caught this 2.25-pound crappie to take big-fish honors on the way to second place in the South Carolina Crappie Tournament Trail event on Lake Hartwell in early October.

Montgomery wins berth in Classic

Andy Montgomery of Blacksburg sewed up his berth in the 2011 Bassmaster Classic, finishing second in the Bassmaster Southern Open season standings. […]

A relatively warm fall has kept sailfish biting off the South Carolina coast.

Sailfish slip into SC waters for late-fall run

Jeff Dennis

With last winter’s near-record cold a distant memory that was replaced by the long, hot summer, it’s interesting how the natural world has stayed consistently about two weeks behind all year. […]

Cold Water-ee Slabs

Phillip Gentry

For wintertime crappie fishermen, the period from Thanksgiving to Christmas is special. […]

Duck hunters in the Lowcountry’s ACE Basin either have connections with a plantation owner who plants food plots and possibly buys raised mallards, or they are rugged individualists with masochistic tendencies. […]

Currents

A great ‘problem’ for a dad to have

Dan Kibler

Buying Christmas presents for the family has gotten a little easier over the past year or two — at least for part of the family. […]

‘Bluebird’ mornings can be a waterfowl hunter’s worst nightmare, but a well-placed curtain blind and a good decoy spread can make the difference between a poor hunt and a good one.

Curtains on Hatteras Waterfowl

Jerry Dilsaver

The distant flock of ducks pulsed in the early morning light, swinging wide towards Hatteras. […]

Anglers in North Carolina coastal waters will be allowed to keep fewer speckled trout, as well as restricted to only keeping those over 14 inches, beginning Tuesday (Nov. 30).

Speckled trout regs change Nov. 30 in coastal waters

Jerry Dilsaver

North Carolina fishermen will see their daily creel limit in coastal waters for speckled trout drop from 10 to six per day and the size restrictions increased as of Tuesday (Nov. 30), as the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries seeks to reduce the annual harvest of the popular saltwater fish and strengthen the population.

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These two trophy bucks, killed late in the season, prove Bill Cline’s assertion that December can be a very productive month.

It’s Never Too Late

Terry Madewell

There are a couple of good things about the tag end of deer season in South Carolina. […]

This 8.54-pound bass propelled Dwayne Hughes and his partner, Jimmy Hughes, to first place in the Mt. Carmel FWB Bass Tournament on High Rock Lake.

N.C. anglers win FLW regionals

Tony Garitta

Two North Carolina fishermen have won FLW Bass Fishing League regional championships — tournaments that rewarded the champions with new Chevy trucks and Ranger bass boats, as well as berths in the 2011 BFL All-American. […]