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2015 Saltwater Fishing Preview
It’s a mixed bag of good news and bad news for fishermen who target various species in North Carolina’s coastal waters. […]
Inshore Fishing
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Top hat reds
Kevin Blair fishes the waters around Charleston about 200 days a year, but his favorite days are in May when he can catch redfish on topwater baits. […]
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Pass a cobia’s eye test – Sight-fishing for Murrells Inlet cobia is what May fishing is all about
As the spring peaks in the Palmetto State, fishermen looking for an opponent built for pure power and brute force won’t have to venture far past the jetties at Murrells Inlet. […]
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Heavyweight champs – For a big battle with a big opponent, cobia around Beaufort and Hilton Head are tough to beat
Cobia. Just the mention of the great gamefish gets many anglers excited, even more so after the winter has given way to spring, especially in the Lowcountry. […]
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Three tips for taking more Spanish mackerel from piers
The Spanish mackerel have showed up a little earlier than normal this year around Grand Strand piers, and anglers are catching them using three different methods. Angler Matthew Hearn of Murrells Inlet said the bite should stay hot for the next few weeks and said all three of these methods should work throughout the Spanish run. […]
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Researchers asking questions about juvenile tarpon being caught in SC waters
Out of all South Carolinas fishes to target, the mighty tarpon takes the top spot as the toughest, saltwater fish to wrangle to the boat. […]
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Shelby pro strikes it rich on Arkansas’ Beaver Lake
The banks are closed on Sundays, but bass pro Matt Arey of Shelby got a big payday last Sunday when he won the FLW Tour event on Beaver Lake out of Flippin, Ark., taking home $125,000. […]
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Charleston man breaks Mount Pleasant Pier record with 5 1/2-pound speck
Don Mounce of Charleston set a pier record for spotted sea trout at the Mount Pleasant Pier with a 5 ½-pound fish he caught on April 18. […]
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Topwater trout bite has taken hold in Sneads Ferry area
Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures said speckled trout are aggressively attacking topwater lures in the bays and creeks off the Intracoastal Waterway and New River around Sneads Ferry, with the action typically best in the early mornings and late afternoons and on rainy and overcast days. […]
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Sheepshead are biting around nearshore reefs off Hilton Head
The sheepshead bite is on fire in the Hilton Head area, and Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters said fiddler crabs fished around structure has helped him have his share of 100-fish days this past week. […]