RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 20) – It’s David Hayes’ story and he’s sticking with it. The Wilkes County angler used his granddaughter’s Barbie Doll rod-and-reel combo — all 2 ½ feet of it — to reel in a new state record channel catfish that measured 2 inches longer than the fishing pole.
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I have long believed that September and October — along with April — are the three best months on a sportsman’s calendar, especially in South Carolina. […]
Barton Aiken of Greenville worked Spook-type topwater lures and Flukes on June 21 to catch a 5-fish limit on Lake Hartwell and win the final qualifier of the Bassmaster Weekend Series South Carolina West/Georgia East Division 7. […]
Fishing for bass in many of our South Carolina lakes this month poses a problem. The water is super clear, because we’ve gone through a dry summer, but the weather is starting to cool, and the nights are getting longer. […]
My last column signed off with a salute to the 75th anniversary of the South Carolina State Parks program and mentioned fishing piers that are part of two of the coastal state parks. […]
A vast majority of the food a trout eats is below the water’s surface. As fly anglers, we love the sight of a trout taking a fly on top. […]
By almost all accounts, the peak of the whitetail deer rut arrives in various parts of South Carolina in late October. […]
Rising interest in deer hunting has triggered a tidal wave of unique innovations. […]
The sun was just beginning to come up over the Atlantic as Johnny Spitzmiller and Marc Deschenes launched Spitzmiller’s boat at Buck Hall Landing near Awendaw — with a day of shrimp baiting at hand. […]
Patience is a virtue for any fisherman, but waiting for a cantankerous crappie to get in the “bite” mode can be a test of any angler’s patience. […]
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