Crappie/Bream
Tight-line or long-line? What’s the difference?
Newcomers to crappie fishing often hear about tight-lining and long-lining when crappie fishermen in the Carolinas discuss trolling techniques. […]
The Carolinas
Crappie/Bream
Fall Sleepers: Harris and Secession
When asked to pick a sleeper lake for fall crappie in North Carolina, Ed Duke recommended Shearon Harris, just southeast of Jordan. Duke said the lake is not big by reservoir standards, around 4,000 acres, and it’s not really deep, which makes it easier to fish that other lakes. […]
Deer Hunting
Timing the South Carolina whitetail deer rut
A large portion of South Carolina experiences peak rut activity within a well-defined time period. […]
Deer Hunting
Timing the North Carolina whitetail deer rut
When does the deer rut occur throughout North Carolina? […]
Featured
VIDEO: How to revive a sluggish redfish
It’s bull redfish time across the Carolinas. Anglers are catching them from the piers, the beaches, and while fishing from boats. While some anglers target these trophy fish this time of year, others catch them while going after slot-sized fish. Anglers fishing for sharks also hook a bull redfish from time to time. […]
Inshore Fishing
Prepare for repairs
Afew years ago, while on an extended fishing trip to the coast with some buddies, the chain assembly on my kayak’s pedal-drive system broke. Facing two more days of long runs to the fishing grounds from the put-in, the three of us set out to find some suitable hardware to make repairs, lest the two of them should have to tow my sizeable craft or leave me sitting on the dock. […]
Featured
Lake Hartwell hosting B.A.S.S. Nation Championship next weekend
Amateur bass anglers from the U.S. and nine foreign nations will compete next week on Lake Hartwell in a tournament that will be the ultimate test of their fishing skills. […]
Inshore Fishing
Try a baitcasting outfit
For serious inshore anglers across the Carolinas, spinning gear is king. Search a dozen boats pulling into any coastal ramp in either state, and you’d be hard pressed to find a baitcasting outfit. But that’s not true in other parts of the country. […]
Columns
A new take on Sloppy Joes
Some readers are happy to share their game and fish recipes, but the number is small, and I believe it’s more from bashfulness than anything else. […]
Deer Hunting
Properly disposing of deer remains is part of hunter ethics
Disposal of deer remains may not be the highlight of a hunting trip, but it is an important aspect of hunting, particularly in maintaining the hunter’s image. […]