Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 100 of 287

May 6, 2026

Flounder-gigging is a popular method for obtaining some tasty fillets during the summer without subjecting yourself to the sun’s rays.

Gigging regulations

In South Carolina, fishermen can gig 15 flounder per day, with a maximum of 30 per boat per day, with a 14-inch size minimum. […]

Sifting through topwater options

Jeff Burleson

Summer trout fishing isn’t trout fishing without testing out the early morning topwater action. Catching fish using surface options can lure in any angler into waking up super early, because a topwater strike will wake an angler faster than a 20-ounce cup of coffee. […]

Tides play critical role for summer specks

Jeff Burleson

Speckled trout live to eat and eat to live. A trout’s ambush positions change often, moreso during the summer than any other time of year. […]

Hamilton Boykin and Daryl Graham took eight flounder and a sheepshead on a gigging trip in the Charleston area.

Flounder-gigging hot spots in South Carolina

Glenn Corley

The Charleston area probably has the most places to gig for flounder in South Carolina, if you include the Isle of Palms area, the creeks in the Wando and Cooper rivers and Bulls Bay to the north, as well as the creeks off the Folly River and behind Kiawah Island to the south of the city. […]

A swirl of muddy water obscures the life-and-death struggle of a flounder that’s been gigged in shallow water.

Target sand bars in sound for Hatteras flounder

Dan Kibler

Not many fishermen who gig flounder in North Carolina waters think about the vast expanses of the Pamlico Sound when it comes to planning a summer trip — especially not the open waters on the west side of the Outer Banks. […]

Fiddler crabs are a popular bait for sheepshead, but the Cranka Crab is an artificial lure that's tough to beat.

Catch more sheepshead with this lure from Down Under

Brian Cope

Those crazy Australians. They talk funny and have weird names for stuff, but they are passionate about fishing. And one company from Down Under makes a lure that should appeal to many anglers in the Carolinas, but especially sheepshead anglers. […]

Ray Cercio caught this tarpon off the Surf City Ocean Pier in North Carolina.

Tarpon bite is on in both Carolinas

Brian Cope

Redfish, flounder, and speckled trout are all biting hot in the lowcountry, but the silver king is also in the mix. And while their numbers aren’t as abundant as the inshore’s big three, some anglers have had success hooking and landing tarpon in the past few weeks. […]