Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 132 of 287

Guide Mark Stacy of Ocean Isle, N.C., nets a speck for retired guide Brandon Sauls. The fish hit a shrimp fished under a cork.

Know your state line and state limits

The border between the Carolinas runs northwest to southeast angle across the Calabash River and Intracoastal Waterway, marshes and creeks from just west of Calabash to just east of the north jetty at Little River Inlet. […]

When fishing along Murrells Inlet’s jetties, have plenty of rods ready to go in case a big speck cuts your line on the rocks.

Don’t waste time retying; have extra rods on hand when specks go crazy

Jeff Burleson

Whether you are fishing inshore and offshore waters, fish will be associated with some sort of structure. […]

Capt. Jot Owens of Jot It Down Fishing Charters offers his top tips for catching speckled trout this time of year.

Top 3 tips for Wilmington trout fishing in November

Brian Cope

November is a great time for speckled trout fishing in the Wilmington area, and Capt. Jot Owens of Jot It Down Fishing Charters is one of the best at catching these fish in the inshore waters at any time of year. Owens offers three tips for angler hoping to cash in on this month’s trout bounty. […]

Get the right start and some good advice and you might wind up as a very successful kayak angler.

A Q&A for beginning kayak anglers

Phillip Gentry

A recent survey of kayak anglers by a popular manufacturer revealed some not-so-startling facts about a growing segment of the fishing community. […]

Capt. Garrett Lacy caught this redfish on a D.O.A. shrimp fished under a popping cork.

Just stuff a cork in it

Brian Cope

Most anglers’ first memories of fishing involve a cork with some type of live bait dangling beneath it. […]

How you approach a fishing spot in your boat could kill or enhance your chances of catching fish.

Use these tips to work your favorite fishing holes

Jerry Dilsaver

Some days when you fish, everything you do matters, and some days, it seems as if you couldn’t stop fish from biting if you wanted to. […]

Slay state-line specks along NC/SC border

Jerry Dilsaver

The fall season is a great time to catch speckled trout along the NC/SC border. […]

Battle a big rock-jetty speckled trout this month along South Carolina’s coast.

Rock solid gator trout are patrolling Murrells Inlet jetties

Jeff Burleson

If you had to choose a month to be on the water along South Carolina’s coast, November would be the winner. […]

Paddlers can pile all kinds of stuff into their kayaks, but an emergency signalling device, food and water, and a knife are have-to-have items.

The stuff we really need

Bill Howard

Let’s face it. Kayakers are on par with just about anyone when it comes to “stuff”. The late George Carlin did a comedy routine about stuff; it was spot on. […]

George Wulgemuth caught his biggest king mackerel yet off the Seaview Pier. His fish weighed 50.1-pounds, just shy of the 50.5-pound pier record.

Goldsboro angler catches 50.1-pound king mackerel from Seaview Pier

Jerry Dilsaver

George Wulgemuth had a feeling early on the morning of October 9 that it had potential to be a special day. His feeling was correct and it was Wulgemuth, of Goldsboro, who played the biggest role in making it a day he – and numerous other fishermen on Seaview Pier at North Topsail Beach – will remember for years. Before the day was over, Wulgemuth landed a king mackerel that weighed 50.1 pounds, far exceeding his previous personal best. […]