Game & Fish East

Every month in Game & Fish, you'll discover the best hotspots throughout your region for hunting and fishing. We'll also bring you your state's latest outdoor news, plus plenty of how-to tactics and special strategies designed to make you a more successful hunter and angler

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Game & Fish East

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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING • Game & Fish editors pick their favorite shows on MOTV.

MOON TIMES

LEVER LESSONS • GRANDPA MAY NOT HAVE TAUGHT YOU THIS, BUT THERE ARE SOME TRICKS TO OPERATING AND GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LEVER-ACTION RIFLES.

SPRING IS FOR SHALLOW THINKING • THE MOST ACTION HAPPENS NOW IN WATER LESS THAN 15 FEET DEEP—SOMETIMES MUCH LESS.

POLARIZING PREDATORS • THE MANAGEMENT OF WOLVES, BEARS, LIONS AND EVEN COYOTES FORMS THE FRONT LINES OF THE HOTTEST CONSERVATION SKIRMISHES IN AMERICA.

THE GREATEST LESSONS • EVEN AFTER A LIFETIME SPENT HUNTING WHITETAILS, IT’S ALL TOO EASY TO FORGET THE IMPORTANT THINGS WE’VE LEARNED ABOUT DEER.

AROUND THE EAST • A SAMPLING OF THE REGION’S BEST HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES THIS MONTH

RIGGED FOR BULLS • WHEN IT’S BEDTIME FOR “BULLGILLS,” THESE TRIED-AND-TRUE SETUPS WILL TURN ON THE BITE.

BELOVED BROOKIES • WHERE AND HOW TO CATCH THE FISH THAT CAPTURES ANGLERS’ IMAGINATIONS LIKE NONE OTHER

BASIC BROOKIE BIOLOGY • Native brook trout live in the coldest of places.

In Search of the BROWN CLOWN • COBIA CAN BE MARAUDING PREDATORS ONE DAY AND LURE SNOBS THE NEXT.HERE’S A TWO-ROD SYSTEM THAT WILL PREPARE YOU FOR WHICHEVER VERSION YOU FACE.

DINNER GUEST • Cobia are one of the best-tasting saltwater fish of all.

STICK IT TO ’EM • MOST BASS ANGLERS ONLY RELY ON JERKBAITS WHEN THE WATER IS COLD. THAT’S A MISTAKE.

5 FAVE JERKBAITS • Cool-water lures that can take the heat

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER • DON’T GIVE UP HOPE FOR A BOSS GOBBLER TOO SOON THIS MONTH. TOMS ARE STILL KILLABLE IF YOU CHANGE YOUR TACTICS.

WHEN ARE GOBBLERS ‘DONE?’ • Don’t start sleeping in just yet. They’re still gobbling.

Commonwealth of CATS • LOOKING TO DO BATTLE WITH THE HARDEST FIGHTING FISH IN THE EAST? VIRGINIA’S FLATHEAD AND BLUE CATFISH AWAIT.

COVERED UP IN CATS • Three top flows for Virginia whiskerheads

2024 TACKLE TEST • THE STRAIGHT DOPE ON FOUR DOZEN NEW RODS AND REELS FOR BASS FISHING

TREND WATCH: FIRST-TIMERS

TREND WATCH: SHALLOW-SPOOL REELS

SIGNS • CHANGING THE RULES TAKES AWAY ALL THE FUN.