Ducks
Late-season ducks on the clock
Waterfowl hunters need to adjust their calling, decoy spreads and locations as January arrives and the end of the season approaches. Here’s how two guides face late-season challenges. […]
The Carolinas
Bass Fishing
Code-Red VibraWedge spinnerbait
Give Texas angler William Flournoy a spinnerbait with a red head and he’ll catch bass. […]
Columns
Don’t let wheel lean hurt your shooting
The advent of the compound bow changed archery for the better. The addition of wheels allows more people to participate in our sport by making it easier to draw and hold heavier draw weights. […]
Fishing
Little River anglers have plenty of winter targets
The ICW around Little River, South Carolina, fills up with stripers as the water cools. […]
Ducks
How to predict when duck hunting will be the best in the Carolinas
The habitual behaviors of waterfowl give hunters a unique set of tools to monitor the location and distribution of birds especially when migratory movements are peaking.
Sidebars
Don’t avoid black, tannic water
Water color varies greatly along the Carolinas’ coastal front, and the color of the water at the surface doesn’t always equate to unsavory conditions down below, especially when it has a blackish tint or is the color of Earl Grey tea. Tannic waters can offer exceptional conditions for speckled trout, and they often produce some whopper trout.
Catfish
Is High Rock the next catfish crown jewel?
Badin Lake on the Yadkin River chain in North Carolina has long been known as an excellent lake for blue catfish in the winter, but about 20 miles upstream, High Rock Lake seems poised to become the next winter hotspot.
Catfish
Find the forage, and you’ll find winter catfish
A recurring theme among all the catfish guides is that winter catfishing is all about the forage; you fish close to forage or you don’t catch fish.
Bass Fishing
Double down on stripers and largemouth in December
David Fritts has had some of his best days ever fishing in December, when stripers and largemouth can be caught in the same places and on the same lures. […]
Ducks
December 2018 New kayak gear
Benelli Super Vinci Shotgun
The superbly balanced Super Vinci shotgun is the world’s most reliable, softest-kicking, fastest-shooting, lightweight, semi-auto 12-gauge that shoots 23/4-, 3- and 31/2-inch magnum shells.