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August 28, 2026

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. […]

Three people were injured in North Carolina Friday after 28 gallons of fuel were mistakenly pumped into this boat's rod holder, which prompted an explosion when a battery was disconnected, according to authorities.

Fuel accidentally pumped into rod holder leads to explosion

From News Reports

Three people were injured when a boat exploded last week in North Carolina after 28 gallons of fuel were inadvertently pumped into a fishing rod holder instead of the gas tank, according to media reports. […]

Neuse stripers rock anglers around New Bern’s bridge

Craig Holt

Scott Wood can’t believe anglers ignore the striper fishing in the Neuse River near and a few miles upstream from New Bern, N.C., in early summer — because it’s so good. […]

The peak of spring red drum fishing is June along the central North Carolina coast.

Late-spring wake-up call for Carolina reds

Craig Holt

The water temperature reaches a magical mark in May in the waters around Swansboro, N.C., and the neighboring barrier islands, igniting a previously sleepy red drum bite. But June is when marsh coves and creeks really become great venues for redfish. […]

Murrells Inlet, S.C., is ground zero for flounder fishermen in June.

Ground zero flounder – Dredge Murrells Inlets waters for great June flounder

Jeff Burleson

As summer kicks into high gear, a small estuary on the southern end of South Carolina’s Grand Strand fires off; Murrells Inlet becomes ground zero in the flounder-fishing world, attracting anglers from two blocks away and from different time zones, all looking to soak a minnow and fill up. […]

Top tips for catching Edisto Island’s speckled trout

Brian Cope

Many anglers on South Carolina’s Edisto Island give up on speckled trout in the heat of June, and while they find it’s easier to catch redfish and flounder, they are missing out on some good fishing. […]

The Outer Banks cobia bite has been as hot as many anglers have seen it in a long time, and it's expected to get even hotter.

Hatteras anglers await next wave of cobia

Dan Kibler

The winds blew almost 30 mph out of the southwest at the end of this week, putting an end to a great cobia bite off the Hatteras end of North Carolina’s Outer Banks and leaving fishermen looking toward the end of a big four- or five-day blow for the next wave of cobia to arrive. […]