Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 160 of 287

May 8, 2026

Plenty of big speckled trout have been biting around Murrells Inlet since the cold weather arrived.

Cold weather kicks off great speckled trout bite at Murrells Inlet

Bone-chilling temperatures and fall-like conditions have transformed Murrells Inlet into the speckled trout paradise it is historically-known for being. […]

Plenty of newer lures on the market will catch speckled trout, but maybe not as well as "old reliables" like a MirrOlure.

Don’t forget the “old reliable” lures when it comes to targeting speckled trout

Jeff Burleson

Ever since James Heddon first debuted his fishing lures to the public, the way people catch their finned fare will never be the same. […]

Big gray trout are biting around Cape Lookout and Shackleford Banks in very good numbers.

Gray trout, red drum and bluefish have been a Cape Lookout angler’s buffet

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Noah Lynk of Noah’s Ark Charters in Harkers Island said the cold weather hasn’t slowed the great fishing around Cape Lookout, where gray trout, red drum and bluefish have been feeding. […]

Rennie and Shannon Clark have been successful fishing redfish tournament trails around the Carolinas.

Want to fish a tournament? Choose your poison

Jerry Dilsaver

A handful of redfish tournament trails serve North Carolina fishermen. […]

Rennie Clark custom paints and changes out the hooks and split rings on many of his topwater baits.

Customizing lures for redfish

Jerry Dilsaver

Rennie Clark likes to customize fishing lures for his guide trips and tournaments. He often changes hooks and split rings and if he gets caught up or has a day-off, he’ll change colors, too. […]

With a daily creel limit of one fish, catch-and-release is a staple for anglers targeting redfish in North Carolina.

Red drum specifics

Jerry Dilsaver

Red drum, sciaenops ocellatus, are also called redfish, puppy drum, spot-tail bass, channel bass and spot-tail drum. […]

Smoking can be a great way to preserve trout when you catch too many for a single meal and don’t want them to go to waste.

Smoke trout on the water and afterwards, too

John Gribb

Most guides and fishermen discourage killing more fish than you can reasonably eat, but in November, there is a real possibility of landing a 10-fish limit of trout and they are delicious. […]