Month: July 2018

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Tarpon invade Cape Fear for a midsummer run

Jerry Dilsaver

North Carolina’s Cape Fear is unique in several ways, among them, it’s the only place in the Tarheel State where a large river, the Cape Fear, flows directly to the ocean. Second, it features several species that are incidental catches at most other places, including tarpon, which arrive each summer and have a devoted local following. […]

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Grand Strand sailfish move nearshore as water heats up

Jeff Burleson

While many anglers hate August’s heat, it brings periods of calm seas and good fishing along the beaches of South Carolina’s Grand Strand. For anglers aspiring to wrestle with a billfish — but lacking an offshore vessel — August is the time to target sailfish, often well within sight of land.  […]

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Keep your trip water cool

Brian Cope

Nothing boosts an angler’s morale like an ice cold sip of water during a long, hot day of fishing. And nothing keeps water colder for longer than the GSI Outdoors MicroLite line of water bottlers. […]

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How to fish a ruined inshore creek

Brian Cope

The hurricanes and flooding of recent years have drastically changed the physical makeup of many inshore creeks throughout the Carolinas. But the fishing is still great for anglers who know how to adapt. […]