Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 129 of 287

Cold weather is no deterrent to sheepshead, which are biting around the pilings of the Mt. Pleasant Pier.

Top tips for catching winter sheepshead from piers

Anglers looking for some hot cold-weather action will find it in the lowcountry at the Mt. Pleasant Pier on Harry Hallman Blvd under the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. The hottest bite right now is for sheepshead, and these sneaky fish are here in numbers and in sizes. […]

Andrea and Abbi Jordan show off a nice lowcountry redfish they caught recently with Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters.

Lowcountry redfish bite is hot on plastic shrimp under popping corks

Brian Cope

Winter has finally shown up in the lowcountry, and because redfish don’t mind the cold, neither should anglers. It’s a great time of year to catch plenty of these fish, including some big ones. […]

Clay Morphis poses with the big flounder he caught on Dec. 29.

Shallotte angler catches 13-pound flounder in South Carolina’s North Santee River

Brian Cope

Fresh off winning the annual Capt. Rickey’s Trout Speck-tacular Tournament on Egret Baits’ new Rattling Vudu Shrimp, Clay Morphis of Shallotte, N.C., caught a big prize, a 13-pound, 30.5-inch flounder, with the same lure on Dec. 29. […]

Clay Morphis caught this 13-pound flounder from the North Santee River on Dec. 29.

Angler catches 13-pound flounder in North Santee River

Brian Cope

Fresh off winning the annual Capt. Rickey’s Trout Speck-tacular Tournament on Egret Baits’ new Rattling Vudu Shrimp, Clay Morphis of Shallotte, N.C., caught a big prize, a 13-pound, 30.5-inch flounder, with the same lure on Dec. 29. […]

Nice redfish aren’t that difficult to find in the gin-clear waters around Charleston in January, because they gang up in huge schools that are relatively easy to locate.

Go to school on January redfish

Brian Cope

Addison Rupert was pointing, trying to get his client to see what he was seeing. […]

Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters caught this winter trout on a Norton Sand Eel fished on a Rockport Rattler jighead.

Add noise to winter lures

Brian Cope

Fishing can be tough in the winter. Aside from the cold air temperatures that keep many anglers off the water, the lower water temperatures also slow things down for most fish, including their appetites. […]

Guide Joe Shute often targets winter reds in the Morehead City/Atlantic Beach area with fly-fishing tackle.

Get on the red train – Let a big redfish take you for a ride this winter in North Carolina’s nearshore and inshore waters

Craig Holt

About 20 years ago, North Carolina’s winter and early spring inshore fishing was a losing proposition. Cold weather chased sportfish from sounds, bays and rivers to the warmer ocean waters, leaving inshore anglers to oil and respool reels, remove rust and repair rods while waiting for spring. […]