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Make ag fields your summer scouting focus

When scouting for the upcoming deer season, hunters should pay close attention to the agricultural fields close to their hunting spots. […]

Hunting swordfish, the gladiators of the sea, is unique experience

Chris Burrows

Daytime swordfish trips are a unique experience. Dropping a single bait — or possibly two — down to extreme depths requires cooperation from Mother Nature, and a lot of hard work. […]

There’s nothing but brute force to deal with when a broadbill swordfish gulps your bait and sets sail.

Swordfish stocks are healthy

Chris Burrows

A commercial fishery for broadbill swordfish has operated on the east coast for years, most notably by long-line boats operating several hundred miles offshore. […]

A blocky body, legs that appear short and a thick neck indicate a mature buck that’s reached the shooter category.

Know how to recognize a shooter

Jeff Burleson

Managing for trophy bucks challenges hunters to invest their time and money and forces them to adopt critical-thinking skills during and beyond the season. Hunters can plant food plots, coordinate with farmers to plant protein-rich foods, put out mineral supplements and monitor every their property with trail cameras, but the harvesting portion must be handled with care to make sure the right deer end up on the chopping block. […]

Tipping a jig with a live minnow is a combination that crappie can’t seem to resist, especially during the summer.

When action slows, add some meat to that plastic

Terry Madewell

Deep water and cover are two common denominators for summertime crappie-fishing success, but another recurring theme is the practice of tipping an artificial jig with a live minnow. […]

This chunky bass came from Lake Murray, one of the best South Carolina lakes for night-fishing during the summer.

South Carolina’s Fab Four night bass lakes

Pete Rogers

South Carolina anglers have a handful of great options when it comes to choosing the best lake for night bass fishing during the summer. Lake Jocassee, Lake Murray, Lake Wateree and Lake Hartwell are tops. […]

Guide Andy Fox shows off a couple of chunky bass from Lake Hickory, which he rates as among North Carolina’s top lakes for bass fishing at night.

Look for clear, deep, moving water in NC lakes

Dan Kibler

What makes a reservoir a good place to fish for bass on a dark, summer night? […]

A mother ship puts kayak anglers in waters where they can target species such as king mackerel.

This mother-ship option

Phillip Gentry

The universal appeal of fishing from a kayak includes the ability to fish in backwater, off-the-beaten-path locations that no powerboat or wading angler can reach. The trade-off historically has been that there are some places that a kayaker cannot reach because of the distance from a suitable launch spot. […]

Made with high-tech, lightweight materials, long pants, long-sleeved shirts, a neck gaiter and a hat can keep anglers comfortable and help them avoid a sunburn. Sunscreen is also available in a wide variety of application types.

Don’t feel the burn

Brian Cope

To his wife’s prodding about wearing some sun protection, an inshore angler who loved to wade-fish once said, “I don’t need any sunscreen. I don’t get burned; it just goes straight to tan.” […]

Four areas off of the Carolina's coasts will be closed to bottom fishing as part of an effort by NOAA to protect fish in the snapper-grouper complex, including triggerfish.

Four areas off Carolina coasts closed to bottom fishing beginning July 31

From News Reports

Four areas of interest to anglers from the Carolinas will be off limits to bottom fishing year-round beginning on July 31. This ruling came down from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last month as Amendment 36 of the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. […]