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June 18, 2026

Guide Chris Simpson is catching Lake Murray channel cats in double-digit weights almost every day.

Big channel catfish play starring role for Lake Murray fishermen

The channel catfish bite is on fire at Lake Murray, and catches of multiple channel catfish over 10 pounds are happening every day. […]

Fly tackle and a flies that imitate crabs or other crustaceans are a great way to target redfish on tailing tides, which will begin in the Grand Strand/Georgetown area on June 11.

Guides pick top lures for tailing redfish

Jeff Burleson

As the water warms, fishermen who love to target redfish in ankle-deep water are in luck. A decent set of afternoon tailing tides arrive next week, just in time for many vacationers to hit the South Carolina coast, fishing rods in hand. […]

The Roanoke River is producing some big blue catfish as the spring striper run wanes and fish move back downstream.

Try Roanoke River for big blue cats as striper run wanes

Craig Holt

The spring striped bass migration has ended in the Roanoke River and fish have turned around and headed downstream toward Albemarle Sound and the Atlantic Ocean until next March. […]

Caleb Adams broke the Folly Beach Pier record with this 8-pound, .96-ounce spadefish caught on Memorial Day.

Pier record spadefish caught at Folly Beach pier

Glenn Corley

Caleb Adams, an 11-year-old from Summerville, almost doubled the Folly Beach Fishing Pier record with an 8-pound, .96-ounce spadefish that he caught on Memorial Day. […]

Redfish are starting to hit live bait in the cuts and along spoil islands in the Cape Fear River and in coastal creeks around Carolina Beach.

Carolina Beach fishing on steady improvement curve

Jerry Dilsaver

Kyle Lewis at Island Tackle and Hardware in Carolina Beach said more fish are arriving daily in area waters and action is picking up from the backwaters to the Gulf Stream. […]

Get the answers now to the questions most-frequently asked about fishing on a beach vacation and come home with more than just a sunburn.

Here’s how to fit fishing into your beach vacation plans

Phillip Gentry

Scott Hammond, who manages Haddrell’s Point Tackle Shop in Charleston, said he can tell summer vacation is fast approaching by the questions he fields daily as soon as schools let out and families start heading for the beaches. […]

On June 1, commercial fishermen will be able to put large-mesh gill nets back in the water in five areas where there's little chance of encountering turtles and red drum.

Commission opens commercial netting June 1 in limited areas

Jerry Dilsaver

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission turned down the opportunity to open commercial netting of red drum at its meeting last week in Pine Knoll Shores, but it will allow netters to put large-mesh gill nets back in the water on June 1 in areas that haven’t traditionally been home to either reds or endangered sea turtles. […]

The federal protection of red wolves in five eastern North Carolina counties apparently trumps the state's right to manage coyotes, according to a federal judge's decision.

Judge puts halt to coyote hunting in five NE NC counties

Craig Holt

A U.S. District Court judge issued a temporary injunction earlier this month that banned coyote hunting in five counties in eastern North Carolina because endangered red wolves may have been mistakenly killed in the same areas, but the decision will be up for review in September. […]

Capt. Joe Dennis looks over the shoulder of Meagan Daugherty to get a look at the big bluegill she caught in the Santee River.

Santee River fishing explodes with mixed bag of panfish, bass

Terry Madewell

For some of the hottest, fast-paced and diversified fishing any angler could dream of, the Santee River seems to be the hotbed for a myriad of fish-catching opportunities. […]

Speckled trout have been hitting topwater baits and live shrimp fished under popping corks in waters around Charleston.

Pick your poison in Charleston; everything is biting

Brian Cope

Charleston anglers have plenty of choices for fishing right now, with the bite hot for many inshore and offshore species. […]