Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 146 of 287

May 8, 2026

Barry Singletary is one of many anglers enjoying a great speckled trout bite on the piers of Oak Island.

Piers on Oak Island experiencing one-of-a-kind speckled trout bite

Paul Anderson of Island Fishing Center in Oak Island said there’s a speckled trout bite taking place on Oak Island’s two piers like he’s never seen before. […]

Cork rigs are a staple of fishermen targeting inshore species like speckled trout.

Bobber-stop business

Jerry Dilsaver

I’m really not thinking about that song by the Beach Boys, but the catches that come from fishing a bobber-stopper rig can be enough to make you want to sing. […]

This 72-pound cobia was caught last May 14 off Hatteras from a kayak.

Check out this video of a big cobia being caught from a kayak

North Carolina Sportsman

This great video was posted online on May 15, 2014, by the guys at Salt Minded Charters in Hatteras. Enjoy watching this fisherman catch two cobia, one of them 72 pounds, from a kayak. […]

Guide Wayne Crisco shows off a inshore grand slam from the waters of Topsail Island: speckled trout, flounder and redfish.

Topsail’s fishy triumvirate – Learn to run the tides for Topsail’s three big inshore targets

Dusty Wilson

Topsail Island first achieved notoriety in the golden age of piracy, as a favored stomping ground for such nefarious scoundrels as Blackbeard and Stede Bonnett. […]

When everything else is missing or has lockjaw, Beaufort anglers can count on redfish for action.

Old (red) Reliable – Five tips to catch late-spring, early summer reds in Lowcountry South Carolina

John Gribb

Last year’s cobia season, which has been the main focus of fishing action during May and June on the Broad River near Beaufort, was a bust. […]

It’s big doormats like this one that have made Murrells Inlet the capital of South Carolina’s flounder fishing.

It’s flounder time! South Carolina flounder fishing doesn’t get any better than June at Murrells Inlet

Jeff Burleson

As June arrives, the amount of daylight available for South Carolina fishermen. […]

Guide Jimmy Skinner shows off the kind of mixed stringer of whiting and croaker visitors to Edisto Beach often catch.

Saltwater panfish gold – Croaker, whiting are real crowd-pleasers around Edisto when the water heats up in summer

Phillip Gentry

Short of watching a bobber dance before it zooms beneath the water’s surface, the feel of a weight holding tight to the bottom and a solid series of thumps is probably one of the most cherished fishing moments many of us have. […]

Brian White struggles to lift the 96.4-pound cobia he caught last Sunday fishing with Capt. Rom Whitaker IV out of Hatteras.

Virginia Beach angler lands huge cobia on trip out of Hatteras

Dusty Wilson

The only thing better than catching a big fish, is catching an even bigger fish. That’s what happened last Sunday for Capt. Rom Whitaker IV of Hatteras. […]

How to improve topwater lures for saltwater

Jerry Dilsaver

Using topwater lures to catch fish is a favorite technique of many fishermen. It’s definitely one of the most exciting ways to fish. […]

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is considering six options to reduce the annual harvest of southern flounder by 25 to 60 percent.

Marine Fisheries Commission changes sheepshead regs, reviews flounder options

North Carolina Sportsman

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted at its meeting last week to change daily creel limits and size limits for sheepshead and proposed six options to consider to reduce the commercial and recreational harvest of southern flounder. […]