Cover Andy Crawford
As conditions warm, bass and specks become active this month.
Cover Todd Masson
As conditions warm, bass and specks become active this month.
Deer Dynamics: Casting and Hierarchy
By Tommy Kirkland
The rut has come and gone. Bucks that survived hunting season are dropping their battered racks. Though the whitetails are no longer at war for dominance, the competitiveness still exists — even in the off season.
Not So Fast!
By Capt. Jerry Dilsaver
As Capt. Fred Rourk cautiously poled towards the nervous water created by a school of feeding redfish, the concerns over the time spent locating them were immediately forgotten.
Keys to Keowee
By Andy Crawford
Marty Robinson was working a Lake Keowee cove in late March, picking bass off docks along the bank. He hadn’t limited yet, but he had a solid average going.
Early-Rising River Specks
By Phillip Gentry
Roughly the same size as a golf ball, you’d think a popping cork would be easier to keep up with. After all, it’s fluorescent orange and has a string tied to it. But try as he might, the fisherman perched in the front of John Ward’s flats boat lost track of the thing.
Southern Ice Fishing
By Phillip Gentry
Fishermen are known to be opportunists. They’re always on the look out for something new, something to give them that edge to catch more and bigger fish.
Outwitting Swamp Gobblers By Terry Madewell
According to some experienced turkey hunters, not all gobblers are created equal. Experts agree that any longbeard has the right stuff to beat any turkey hunter most of the time, but those labeled as swamp gobblers are different. Because of where they live, they can be even tougher to take.