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June 10, 2026

Tarpon usually begin to arrive in the waters around North Carolina’s Cape Fear on the full moon in July.

Cape Fear tarpon arrive in July

Tarpon, aka silver kings, bring excitement to fishermen at their mere mention. These big fish make summer forays into the waters of the Carolinas, and one place that attracts a visiting tarpon population each summer is the area around the mouth of the Cape Fear River. […]

Gus Gustafson said a flathead like this 50-pound specimen from Lake Norman can put up quite a battle, even on heavy tackle.

Norman’s flatheads take control

Tony Garitta

Guide Gus Gustafson said July is a peak month for catching flathead catfish on North Carolina’s Lake Norman. […]

South Carolina’s Little Pee Dee and Waccamaw rivers are full of hungry bass that love topwater baits.

South Carolina river bass biting

Jeff Burleson

While most bass fishermen gravitate to reservoirs to catch a heavy stringer, some of the best summer action is tucked in the middle of a swamp in South Carolina’s backcountry, and those backcountry bass are always looking up all the time for a meal skimming across the surface. […]

Sheepshead spend much of the summer around Murrells Inlet’s jetties, offering anglers plenty of opportunity for great action.

Thin the jetty flock

Jeff Burleson

Sheepshead are heavily targeted over the winter at the nearshore reefs off the South Carolina coast, where fish are thick in the chilly weather. As summer arrives, few anglers think much about the striped bandits, but those who love the power of a sheepshead under duress, the bite takes off along the rock jetties of Murrells Inlet. […]

Wateree River slabs biting around current breaks

Brian Cope

The Wateree River has an undervalued population of slabs, but anglers who target them have plenty of success with these tips. […]

Badin Lake’s bass fishing options

Dan Kibler

The reservoirs on North Carolina’s Yadkin River chain fish reasonably well for bass during the summer, but one stands out: deep, clear 5,200-acre Badin Lake. […]

Cooler waters 45 to 50 feet deep around the State Port Wall in Morehead City, N.C., hold plenty of flounder at the peak of the summer’s heat.

State Port Wall is Morehead City’s summer flounder hot spot

Craig Holt

July is steamy along North Carolina’s coast, and high water temperatures can make fishing a challenging pursuit. […]

Stono River docks hold plenty of summer redfish

Brian Cope

It’s summer; it’s hot, and almost every living creature is seeking shade every day. The Stono River south of Charleston, S.C., has plenty of docks — and plenty of redfish. […]

Hatteras and Ocracoke inlets offer anglers with plenty of sight-casting opportunities for abundant bull reds in July.

Target OBX bulls

Dusty Wilson

When July gets hot, the fishing gets even hotter inside Hatteras and Ocracoke inlets. Bull redfish up to 50 inches are all around, and there’s no more exciting way to catch them then chunking jigs and spoons to schools of 300 to 400 fish. […]

Big stripers will be in Clarks Hill Lake’s deeper areas this month, but guide Billy Murphy knows how to go down and get them.

Cool off stripers with umbrellas

Pat Robertson

In the old days, ladies of means carried a parasol — a type of umbrella made for protection from the sun — when they went out. Striper fishermen have found that a variation on the theme works wonders when the surface water in a lake has been heated to a simmer by the hot summer sun. […]