Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 104 of 287

Veteran angler Luke Horn shows off a bragging-sized Oak Island pier trout.

Oak Island Pier: MIA

The Oak Island Pier, one of two piers on North Carolina’s Oak Island, was closed in mid-March because of damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. […]

Speckled trout will frequent clean water, white shell banks and deep holes this month around Edisto Island.

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. […]

Big flounder and lots of them descend on nearshore artificial reefs and wrecks from North Carolina’s Cape Fear to the South Carolina line.

Wreck, reef flounder time

Jerry Dilsaver

Flounder numbers increase in June around nearshore artificial reefs, rocks and wrecks south from North Carolina’s Bald Head Island to the state line, and after a mild winter, they are getting a head start this year. […]

Big Murrells Inlet flounder

Jeff Burleson

As springtime gets ready to give way to summer, loads of flounder move into Murrells Inlet from the open ocean, joining the resident fish on a feeding frenzy. […]

Try Cajun tricks for brackish water Carolina redfish.

Carolina reds, Cajun tricks – Carolina anglers can use Cajun tricks to catch brackish-water reds

Dusty Wilson

If ever there has been a redfish wonderland, few would disagree that it rests in the big toe of boot-shaped Louisiana, where the mighty Mississippi River channels the remainder of its inertia into a vast delta system that floods the wetlands with freshwater, creating a unique blend of low-salinity marshes next to the salty Gulf of Mexico. […]

Popping-cork rigs are the latest tool in the arsenals of Carolina cobia anglers.

Cobia on corks

Jeff Burleson

As the Earth slides closer to the sun during spring, the waters warm and kick-starts fishing action. Anglers along the coast of both Carolinas look forward to the first few weeks of May, when nearshore waters fill up with energy rich pods of menhaden, knowing that these oily baitfish will be swarmed by toothy predators every step of the way in their travels. […]

Specks from the planks – Speckled trout are favorite targets for pier fishermen in the Carolinas

Jerry Dilsaver

Speckled trout are a favorite target for many saltwater fishermen throughout the Carolinas. Fairly adaptable, they can be found from the nearshore ocean through the marshes and rivers to brackish water and sometimes into waters classified as inland. Most fishermen chase them from boats, but there is a dedicated group that catches a lot from the decks of the fishing piers. […]