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May 2, 2026

Anglers out of Oregon Inlet catch a lot of cobia in June sight-fishing after spotting them while trolling for Spanish mackerel.

Outer Banks’ June double play

Most fishermen along the North Carolina coast are familiar with cobia and Spanish mackerel, but few think of them as a combined fishery. […]

Guide Jimmy Skinner shows off the kind of mixed stringer of whiting and croaker visitors to Edisto Beach often catch.

Saltwater panfish gold – Croaker, whiting are real crowd-pleasers around Edisto when the water heats up in summer

Phillip Gentry

Short of watching a bobber dance before it zooms beneath the water’s surface, the feel of a weight holding tight to the bottom and a solid series of thumps is probably one of the most cherished fishing moments many of us have. […]

Christin McCrory admires the kind of hybrid bass that Clarks Hill Lake is known for in the spring.

Hybrids at the Hill

Phillip Gentry

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. […]

Big schools of migrating menhaden will bring cobia to the beachfront off Murrells Inlet in the spring, where fishermen are waiting for them.

Pass a cobia’s eye test – Sight-fishing for Murrells Inlet cobia is what May fishing is all about

Jeff Burleson

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. […]

Late in the season, use decoys in the afternoon or evening around fields.

11th-Hour gobblers – Late-season turkeys require a little different approach in North Carolina

Craig Holt

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. […]

David DuBose scored on this great Lowcountry cobia during the spring spawning run.

Heavyweight champs – For a big battle with a big opponent, cobia around Beaufort and Hilton Head are tough to beat

Bryan Bowers

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. […]

Guide Mike Taylor boated this 72-pound cobia several years ago in the waters off Cape Lookout in early June.

Seeing is believing when it comes to sight-fishing for Cape Lookout cobia

Mike Marsh

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. […]

Natalie Blair caught this nice Charleston redfish on a red/white Super Spook Junior.

Top hat reds

Glenn Corley

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. […]