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1 week ago | 
carolinasportsman.com | Brian Cope
Head boat trips provide access to deep water speciesFishing from a head boat is one of the quickest and least-expensive ways to catch a lot of fish to which most anglers don’t have easy access. All along the Carolina coastlines, these boats, aka party boats, head out every morning for a day of bottom-fishing. Getting aboard one of these can help you stock your freezer with grouper, snapper and a number of other great-tasting fish.
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1 week ago | 
carolinasportsman.com | Brian Cope
Carolina anglers are very familiar with bluegillBluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) are one of the most popular and populous fish in America. And for many anglers, it’s the very first fish they ever caught. Fisheries experts describe them as “laterally compressed, or flattened sunfish.” Depending on the water color and quality they are found, bluegills can range from almost solid black to olive in color with orange or yellow breasts. Vertical bars sometimes stand out on their sides.
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2 weeks ago | 
louisianasportsman.com | Brian Cope
Deer will flock to these mineralsIf you’re ready to see deer coming in to your property, Big & J’s Dig It minerals will bring them in. Specially formulated to meet deer’s needs and keep attracting them throughout the off-season, Dig It helps deer develop travel patterns that will put them in your crosshairs once hunting season starts. These minerals have long-range, attractive aromas that deer can’t resist.
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2 weeks ago | 
ms-sportsman.com | Brian Cope
This is one high-quality hoodieIf you think all sun hoodies are created equal, you haven’t seen the SITKA Radiant Sun Hoodie. This feature-packed version is arguably the most well-thought out hoodie on the market. The angled sleeves are complemented by thumbholes, which provide sun coverage for the backs of your hands, plus keep the sleeves from riding up. The 3-panel hood fits comfortably over a ball cap, and it stays put, even when motoring in an open boat.
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2 weeks ago | 
louisianasportsman.com | Brian Cope
This is one high-quality hoodieIf you think all sun hoodies are created equal, you haven’t seen the SITKA Radiant Sun Hoodie. This feature-packed version is arguably the most well-thought out hoodie on the market. The angled sleeves are complemented by thumbholes, which provide sun coverage for the backs of your hands, plus keep the sleeves from riding up. The 3-panel hood fits comfortably over a ball cap, and it stays put, even when motoring in an open boat.
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2 weeks ago | 
louisianasportsman.com | Brian Cope
Lightweight kayak is perfect for fishingIf you love recreational kayak and kayak fishing, you’ll love the DEUS Aero from BOTE. This inflatable kayak has what even the most full-featured hard-plastic kayak on the market lacks: extreme lightweight. But that’s not all the DEUS has. It goes from conveniently packed into its own travel bag to on the water in a matter of minutes, thanks to its great design and the included hand pump. You’ll stay high and dry in the DEUS.
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2 weeks ago | 
carolinasportsman.com | Brian Cope
Catching bream in the currentWhen most people think of bream fishing, they think of lakes and ponds. But the rivers across the Carolinas are also full of bream. And that includes plenty of big ones that continually raise the eyebrows of anglers. TC Lloyd of Southern Angling Guide Service has been putting his clients on some huge river bream. His most recent trip was to the Cooper River. It’s not the most popular bream hole in the Carolinas, but Lloyd said it definitely should be one of them.
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1 month ago | 
carolinasportsman.com | Brian Cope
Great weather, hot bream fishingI’ve always loved the month of May. That’s partly because my birthday is this month. And it’s partly because growing up, it was the last full month of school before summer vacation. But mostly, it’s because at some time this month, the weather will enable me to leave my house before the sun rises, fish all day long, and return home after the sun goes down, all while wearing nothing but a pair of shorts, a shirt, and a pair of sandals.
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1 month ago | 
carolinasportsman.com | Brian Cope
HomeNewslettersBrian Barnhill’s Bladen County gobbler Big gobbler weighed 23 poundsBrian Barnhill killed his first gobbler, which weighed a whopping 23 pounds, had a 9 1/2-inch beard and 1 1/2-inch spurs. He killed it with his deceased Papa’s turkey gun, with a shell his Papa had loaded in the gun before he died. Great hunt, great gobbler, great memories! Bladen County, NC. Brian Cope is the editor of Carolina Sportsman.
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1 month ago | 
ms-sportsman.com | Brian Cope
I’ve always loved the month of May. That’s partly because my birthday is this month. And it’s partly because growing up, it was the last full month of school before summer vacation. But mostly, it’s because at some time this month, the weather will enable me to leave my house before the sun rises, fish all day long, and return home after the sun goes down, all while wearing nothing but a pair of shorts, a shirt, and a pair of sandals.
