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July 22, 2026

A dark “teardrop” marking below the eye of a flier differentiates it from other members of the sunfish family.

Take a flier on this bream

October 1, 2019 Brian Cope

The flier, Centrarchus macropterus, exists sparingly throughout America, but it can be found in big numbers in certain bodies of water. […]

QAD’s Exodus broadhead feature blades that sweep back over the arrow shaft, resulting in a short, compact head and improved arrow flight.

What’s new in broadheads for 2019?

October 1, 2019 Sammy Romano

Bowhunters have plenty of new broadheads to choose from for deer season. Determine the style that best fits your purposes. […]

Venison sausage and vegetables should cook on the grill for about the same length of time.

While it’s still very hot and humid, fall and hunting seasons are upon us. The calendar still shows several weeks of summer left, and Labor Day isn’t far off, with fall officially beginning a few weeks after that. […]

The author has captured several hunts on trail camera video.

Trail camera video benefits

September 23, 2019 Joshua Chauvin

Give video mode a try this deer hunting season on trail cameras. All of those passing animals missed in pictures are captured when video mode is turned on. […]

The red circle indicates the adjustment screws used to adjust the second and third axes on your bow’s sight.

The axis of bow accuracy

September 16, 2019 Sammy Romano

Many archers still don’t realize how critical it is to properly level all three axes of their bow’s sight. Failure to do so can result in severe misses. […]

An angler shows a speckled trout hooked and landed on a Pencil Popper.

Pencil Poppers

September 13, 2019 Don Shoopman

This fisherman has been smiling ever since Cotton Cordell Lures downsized one of his favorite artificial lures for speckled trout: the Pencil Popper. […]

One advantage of rigging a soft-plastic jerkbait with a nose hook? Most fish are hooked solidly in the corner of the jaw.

Nose-hooked soft jerkbaits

September 10, 2019 Chris Bush

Try nose-rigged soft-plastic jerkbaits when speckled trout aren’t responding to traditional offerings. It can be the difference between success and failure. […]

Ability to detect sounds provides bass real-time directional information about their environment that is little affected by water clarity or water movement.

Bass hearing

September 9, 2019 Hal Schramm

Sound detection is an effective sense for bass detecting their environment. Here’s how they hear, what they hear, what they don’t hear — and why it matters. […]

Paul Elias likes to fish a bladed jig in several different areas of the lake this time of year

Fish Bogue Homa in September

September 6, 2019 Paul Elias

September is the month where grass begins to die and bass fishermen at Lake Bogue Homa can put their lures where they may not have been able to all summer. […]

Largemouth bass like this 10.35-pound lunker are rare, even in healthy, fast-growing populations managed for trophy bass.

Getting a handle on trophy bass

August 13, 2019 Hal Schramm

For many bass anglers, size matters, and several states have implemented management efforts to enhance trophy bass opportunities. […]

Charleigh Champagne, the 21/2-year-old daughter the daughter of Matrix owner Chas Champagne, admires a huge speckled trout that fell for a Matrix Rip Shad.

Matrix Rip Shad targets the ‘tweener’ depths

August 13, 2019 Don Shoopman

The Matrix Rip Shad is a hard-body artificial lure, a jerkbait, that’s already a favorite of his and charter boat captains in Louisiana. […]

Species spotlight – African pompano

August 13, 2019 Brian Cope

African pompano (alectis ciliaris) are saltwater fish that are usually caught in deep, offshore water around wrecks and artificial reefs. […]