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Popping cork tips and tricks to catch more fish
Popping corks are great tools for attracting trout and redfish, and they are not one-trick ponies. […]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Take winter precautions
The highs were expected to reach the lower 50s, with little to no wind. Deer season had passed, and duck hunting was pretty much restricted to Saturdays. […]
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Black drum bite heating up Pawley’s Island’s relatively small estuary
South Carolina fishermen who are ready for some hot saltwater action can get their rods bent over double in a hurry with keeper-sized black drum in the tiny estuaries of Pawley’s Island. […]
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Cold, muddy water has moved Cape Fear stripers to Northeast Cape Fear
Stripers moving up the Cape Fear River into the Wilmington area have made a bit of a detour, thanks to cold, dirty runoff, and they’re being caught in the Northeast Cape Fear, according to Stuart Caulder of Gold Leader Fishing. […]
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Clean water with little current has been equation for good Southport trout, reds
Finding clear and fairly still water has been the ticket for redfish, speckled trout and an occasional black drum the past two weeks, according to Capt. Butch Foster of Yeah Right Charters in Southport. […]
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January pier fishing is going to the dogs, the dogfish sharks, that is
Don’t let those surf rods collect dust until spring. Break them out and hit the beach or pier for some awesome fishing for spiny dogfish sharks. […]
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Lowcountry sheepshead bite has been great for inshore fishermen
Capt. Mike Waller of SaltFisher Charters loves fishing for sheepshead this time of year. He said these fish are active in big numbers in 10 – 20 feet of water. […]
Inshore Fishing
Why go to school in the winter?
Lee Paramore, a biologist for the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries who specializes in red drum, said said they are a schooling fish for a variety of reasons and will school year-round, but they’re not as noticeable as in the winter. […]
Inshore Fishing
Making it weedless
Guide Allen Jernigan said that many times he gets far-enough up creeks looking for winter drum and speckled trout that he fishes water that features many layover trees, limbs and other potential snags. […]
Inshore Fishing
Lighten up, shape up and gain distance
Often, new anglers casting to wintering schools of reds in shallow water will disturb the fish on the first cast by throwing heavily rigs into the middle of the school. […]
