Inshore Fishing
Rolling versus feeding behavior
Tarpon rise to the surface for several reasons, alerting onlookers at great distances. Most of the time, tarpon breach the surface gulping air — otherwise known as “rolling.” […]
Articles by Jeff Burleson
Inshore Fishing
Using artificial lures
Typically, tarpon tackle in the Carolinas is fairly simple, with some big, strong hooks and a livewell stocked with spunky 8-inch mullet, but Capt. Steve Roff routinely catches tarpon on artificial lures. […]
Inshore Fishing
Take it from the top…
15 hours of daylight available for anglers to chase their favorite quarry across the breathtaking estuary associated with Winyah Bay. […]
Featured
The striper run is still on — just downstream
During the spring, the tiny town of Weldon at the head of the Roanoke River gets blasted with hundreds of thousands of spawning stripers every year and their fair share of anglers. […]
Inshore Fishing
Follow up that miss
Fishing topwater baits can be a truly exciting way to catch speckled trout, especially under the right conditions. […]
Inshore Fishing
Bird watching
Speckled trout feast on the thousands of small minnows and juvenile fish that invade the estuaries in summer. […]
Inshore Fishing
Return and rebuild
Anglers across the country covet the speckled trout for tackle-testing battles, feisty behavior and, of course, their tasty, flaky, flesh. […]
Dove
Protect sunflowers now
The 95-degree days of June can easily pull dove fanatics off course, but Labor Day is less than 100 days away. […]
Hunting
It’s not too late to establish control areas
Spring food plots should be coming up strong now, with deer and other wildlife beginning to show up regularly. […]
Other Hunting
Grow Big Fish: Kill fire ants
During the summer, fish eat about everything they can find. Small bream and juvenile bass must stay close to cover in hopes of eluding the larger bass, but all fish will be looking to eat whatever closely resembles food. […]