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The dominant gobbler at an area sometimes may associate with two-year old gobblers, especially early in the season.

Bagging the Boss

Age and maturity separate the men from the boys.

This concept seems to be true not only with humans, but with favored hunting targets, specificially white-tailed deer and wild turkey gobblers. […]

Backlashes

Victory vs. OLF was a team effort

Craig Holt

“Team effort” is a cliche’ that football and basketball coaches often use to describe victory. […]

Sheepshead, which exist in good numbers— and good sizes — in South Carolina waters, are not the subject of a lot of fishing pressure.

No Freeze = Hot Fishing

Dan Kibler

How will fishermen fare along South Carolina’s coastline this year? […]

A majority of the biggest female bass in any reservoir will be moving out of deep water this month, then moving to areas where they will eventually spawn. That makes March the best big-fish month of the year.

The best big-bass month? March

Davy Hite

Guys who are deer hunters will understand why March is such an important month for bass fishermen. […]

High, stained water might make a trout fisherman think twice about taking to the stream, but those conditions, present quite often in March, can be a godsend to anglers who understand how a trout’s habits are affected.

High and dirty can mean big trout

Richard Bernabe

The month of March is often accompanied by high water in the area’s trout streams and rivers. […]

A careful look at the set-up of this oyster bar and marsh should help fishermen decide which casts to make, and in what order, to most completely cover the area. Pay attention to rivulets on either side of the oysters.

Casting to ‘cover’ all the water

Jeff Dennis

Winter is a great time to cast artificial baits to pockets of water near oyster bars and marsh grass. […]

Shad Run Catfish

Walt Rhodes

Even though winter never really gets a good grip on the Lowcountry, the lengthening days of March have a feel to them like none other on the calendar. […]

Slab Before the Spawn

Pat Robertson

Years ago, crappie fishing was a pretty laid-back, contemplative fishing experience.

Using three or four land markers — a large tree, a dock, a point — you located a position where you had caught crappie before and anchored there. […]

On the Move

Dan Kibler

On the calendar, March occupies 31 days — like a lot of the other months.

But for bass fisherman, March covers an awful lot of ground. […]