Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 154 of 287

May 8, 2026

Try these four tips to catch more winter sheepshead

Sheepshead are active throughout the winter months along the inshore waters of the Carolinas. Follow these tips and you’ll catch plenty of them this time of year. […]

A few cold-stun and kill events were reported over the past 10 days, but they weren't widespread, and NCDMF doesn't plan on closing the speckled trout fishery.

Speckled trout escape effects of recent frigid weather

Jerry Dilsaver

The second round of cold weather over the past two weeks included a few cold-stuns and kills for coastal fish, but they weren’t as severe as a 2014 fish kill, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries said there is no reason to close the fishery. […]

Bomber Saltwater Grade Mullet

Don Shoopman

Give Theophile Bourgeois a new artificial lure with so much upside to it and he’s as happy as speckled trout and redfish chasing tasty mullet. […]

Cold weather has cleared the North Inlet marshes of fishermen, but the redfish are still there and biting up a storm.

North Inlet marshes are full of reds, but not of fishermen

Jeff Burleson

Despite the bitter cold, anglers are taking advantage of a strong redfish bite in the marshes North Inlet are reaping the rewards with daily double-digit catches. […]

Fishermen have been catching plenty of speckled trout, and a mixture of smallish to large fish, in and around the Neuse River.

Guide said 2014 trout closure has been a boon for Neuse River specks

Jerry Dilsaver

Joe Ward of FlyDaddy Charters in New Bern is looking at the closure of speckled trout fishing last year as a godsend – a key factor in the excellent fishing that anglers have enjoyed along the Neuse River since the season re-opened last Sunday. […]

Gerald Grenier's 9-pound, 1-ounce sheepshead set a Mount Pleasant Pier record for ultralight tackle.

Mount Pleasant Pier regular sets

Glenn Corley

Gerald Grenier, aka “Jigging Jerry” landed an “ultra-light” pier record sheepshead – a 9-pound, 1-ounce fish – at the Mount Pleasant Pier on Jan. 29. […]

Smaller black drum can often be found in pods or schools during the winter, in part because the amount of available habitat is smaller.

Chumming can be very effective

Jeff Burleson

For most inshore fishing, anglers locate and then cast to them. Offshore, anglers fish areas where the fish should be and will frequently deploy chum to get the fish focused on the angler’s baits or lures. […]

Black drum are very tolerant of cold-water conditions, even when the majority of forage has left inshore waters.

Look for jumbos closer to ocean

Jeff Burleson

Fishing for black drum over the winter is a staple activity for anglers living along the coast, but many of the big schools of fish are filled with either sub-adults or young adults that will weigh between 2 to 15 pounds. […]

Darcy Hill locates pools deep in the marsh and backs of creeks where redfish can be isolated at dead low tide, and she catches plenty of fish there.

High and dry isn’t necessarily bad in fishing for winter reds

Justin Kiser

With winter redfish often moving as far back as they can in creeks to avoid predation from porpoises, they sometimes find themselves trapped in little backwater pools by the receding tide. […]

You’re going to get wet if you fish from a kayak, so take precautions during the winter by dressing correctly.

Winter paddling primer

Phillip Gentry

February is a deterrent to a lot of anglers regardless of the craft used simply because of the cold weather. […]