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July 1, 2026

Wylie flatheads perk up in the heat

Fishing at night for flathead catfish on Lake Wylie is a great way to beat the heat and the summer crowds while reeling in some quality cats. […]

Big stringers of catfish are commonplace on Lake Monticello during the summer for anglers who free-line a variety of baits.

Free-line for catfish on Lake Monticello summer days

Pat Robertson

There is one way to just about guarantee putting catfish in the boat during July and August on South Carolina’s Lake Monticello, according to guide William Attaway of Pomaria, S.C. […]

The jetties that line Little River Inlet fill up with sheepshead as the peak of summer arrives.

Sheepshead fill up jetties at Little River

Jeff Burleson

The middle of another Carolina summer is upon us, and while plenty of offshore and inshore options exist, it’s prime time to catch sheepshead around the rock jetties scattered up and down the coast. […]

Reefs, wrecks and hardbottom areas off North Carolina’s southern coast fill up with flounder in the summer.

Flounder are reef, wreck regulars off SENC coast

Jerry Dilsaver

As the temperature rises, so does the number of flounder around nearshore ocean artificial reefs, hardbottom/livebottom areas and shipwrecks off North Carolina’s southern coast. […]

Flounder in the inshore waters around Morehead City, N.C., are a popular target during the summer.

Morehead flounder give summer anglers plenty to look forward to

Craig Holt

Maybe it’s the difficulties in safely navigating inshore waters that push some flounder fanatics to the ocean when summer arrives in the Atlantic Beach, N.C., area. […]

Trolling with bucktails or live-baiting with menhaden will help you fill your Lowcountry fish box with Spanish mackerel this month.

Two tricks for Spanish

Brian Cope

The weather is hot this time of year, and so is fishing or Spanish mackerel in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, especially in the Port Royal Sound and Hilton Head areas. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters said he catches them consistently in July using two different tactics that can be equally effective. […]