Justin Carter likes to fish the Santee-Cooper lakes for largemouth bass, but he’s never done much targeting of catfish. That made the sight of his boat drifting sideways while dragging cut baits across the bottom of the ocean look even more out of place. […]
As he slowly motored away from the dock, guide Jot Owens laid out his game plan. Speckled trout are affected greatly by the tide, he said, and he wanted to work with it at several locations, explaining that shrimp and baitfish move up small creeks into the marsh when the tide is high, then move back out to larger creeks as it falls. […]
Once upon a time, anglers headed out of Oriental, taking a pounding from afternoon waves on the expansive waters of the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound in search of the sundown bite that characterized the huge adult red drum of summer. […]
Guide Ken Dempsey of Hatteras is expecting a great fall for speckled trout, in part because of good fishing last fall, a good summer and the promise that September holds. […]
It isn’t a secret that North Carolina’s lower Cape Fear River is a good place to catch flounder. The area produces great numbers of flounder and plenty of big fish; the 20-pound, 8-ounce state-record was caught there in 1980 […]
One of the most exciting catches of the year is happening right now. Tarpon are on the prowl and biting in the Georgetown, S.C. area. […]
If it’s September on the New River in Onslow County, N.C., the speckled trout bite often will be sizzling during the coolest part of the day. […]
September is a big month for transition in fishing along South Carolina’s coast. Most years, September feels pretty much like August to anglers, but the ocean waters are already cooling and bringing about changes in the feeding behaviors of the fish. […]
After a long and dreadfully hot summer, the change of seasons brings cooler air, water and a fantastic flounder bite to the nearshore and inshore areas around the North Carolina/South Carolina state line. […]
As I approached the boat ramp, I noticed the small lagoon to the left. The water was shallow, and the bright sun penetrated the surface, allowing all things below to be seen easily, even from across a pine-filled peninsula. […]
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