May’s spring weather draws people out of hiding to enjoy the warm breezes along the South Carolina coast. While many folks will be catching a few rays on the beach, diehard anglers need to slide down to Murrells Inlet to experience a different type of relaxation: catching flounder.
Martin Dane stood along the bank of a small creek as the tide came in, slowly reeling in a curly-tailed grub, rod tip held high. He seemed to be concentrating really hard, lowered the rod tip, and continued reeling slowly. […]
Redfish are biting all up and down the Carolina coastlines, but if you’d like a uniquely challenging experience that’s akin to hand-to-hand combat, hook one of these in Hilton Head Island’s lagoon. […]
At first, Justin Carter of DIG Charters in Mt Pleasant thought he’d hooked into a nice sized redfish. Carter and pal Dolphin Dave Hamilton were fishing the mouth of a tributary in the Wando River on Wednesday when his 3/8 oz Z-Man Trout Eye jighead paired with a Blue Pearl SwimmerZ body was engulfed by the trout of a lifetime in any part of the country, but nearly unheard of in Charleston area waters.
This performance driven Tarpon kayak has the speediness and exceptional stability of the original Tarpon, but has been updated with modern visuals and abundant features. […]
Fishing with a bow is a lot like hunting, and it’s especially challenging when it’s done from a kayak. […]
Hunter McCray isn’t about to give some kind of amazing scientific explanation of why Spanish mackerel suddenly show up off the coast of Brunswick County every April around the full moon. […]
Lake Jocassee offers one of the most-unique fishing opportunities in South Carolina or any other state — mountain trout fishing in a reservoir — and April is one of the best months to land a trophy trout. […]
Every winter, when the water cools, it shakes things up for fishermen along the eastern seaboard, especially around Murrells Inlet, when the inshore waters turn into ghost towns and many fish, including the snaggle-toothed sheepshead, head to the ocean to make a living. […]
Redfish are South Carolinas most-treasured fish, year-round residents that are always worthwhile opponents for inshore anglers. As the dogwoods begin to bloom in April, they become extremely discriminating in their food choices because of a flood of molting blue crabs that usually lasts two to three weeks. […]
Copyright 1999 - 2026 Carolina Sportsman, Inc. All rights reserved.