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Cover: June 2015 (SC) – Redfish
Redfish are invading the coast, and waterways like the Santee River are packed with bream. Learn how to load the boat, no matter what species you settle on. […]
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Topsail’s fishy triumvirate – Learn to run the tides for Topsail’s three big inshore targets
Topsail Island first achieved notoriety in the golden age of piracy, as a favored stomping ground for such nefarious scoundrels as Blackbeard and Stede Bonnett. […]
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Hybrids at the Hill
Most anglers, Brad Sasser included, go about fishing for striped bass and hybrid bass the same way. It’s sort of like cousins and half-cousins hanging out together; they live in the same neighborhood, grow up together and get along well, even though they may both share the same parental lineage. […]
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Pass a cobia’s eye test – Sight-fishing for Murrells Inlet cobia is what May fishing is all about
As the spring peaks in the Palmetto State, fishermen looking for an opponent built for pure power and brute force won’t have to venture far past the jetties at Murrells Inlet. […]
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Heavyweight champs – For a big battle with a big opponent, cobia around Beaufort and Hilton Head are tough to beat
Cobia. Just the mention of the great gamefish gets many anglers excited, even more so after the winter has given way to spring, especially in the Lowcountry. […]
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11th-Hour gobblers – Late-season turkeys require a little different approach in North Carolina
One May morning a few years ago, I sat in heavy cover beside a small, weed-filled Orange County field. My heart thumped in my chest like a bass drum. […]
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Top hat reds
Kevin Blair fishes the waters around Charleston about 200 days a year, but his favorite days are in May when he can catch redfish on topwater baits. […]
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Seeing is believing when it comes to sight-fishing for Cape Lookout cobia
A clear sky and a calm wind beckoned as Mike Taylor loaded his boat at a private dock in Morehead City for a day on the water. He was especially happy because there had been no pre-dawn alarm, and even the sun appeared to be smiling. […]
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Moultrie’s May madness – Live-bait fishing for striped bass hits its peak this month on Lake Moultrie
“Here they come.”
Those were the only words the anglers aboard Truman Lyon’s boat needed to hear. […]
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Find undercover crappie this month on Kerr Lake
May is largely a transition month for crappie across North Carolina, and Kerr Lake, aka Buggs Island, is no different. […]