Inshore Fishing
Customizing lures for redfish
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. […]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Red drum specifics
Red drum, sciaenops ocellatus, are also called redfish, puppy drum, spot-tail bass, channel bass and spot-tail drum. […]
Inshore Fishing
Smoke trout on the water and afterwards, too
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. […]
Inshore Fishing
What’s a Kahle hook?
Some very good guides and other fishermen use Kahle-style hooks when targeting speckled trout with live bait. […]
Inshore Fishing
Can artificial lures outfish live bait?
When speckled trout are in feeding modes like they normally are this time of year, artificial lures can be more productive than live bait. […]
Inshore Fishing
Trout on topwater
Ask a freshwater bass fisherman about the most-exciting way to catch black bass, and most will revel over the exciting explosions of bass on topwater plugs. […]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t overlook shrimp imposters
During the fall, the Pamlico Sound and its western tributaries fill up with hungry speckled trout. […]
Inshore Fishing
Catch shrimp easily
During the fall, the speckled trout bite shifts into high gear, and every fish is happy to find a feisty shrimp back-peddling as fast as possible. Basically, everything eats shrimp. […]
Inshore Fishing
Size up for ICW gators
During the fall run, inshore waters fill up with big schools of speckled trout. Most of the fish that come into the Little River section of the ICW are of the smaller variety, often slightly on either side of the legal size minimum. […]
Inshore Fishing
ROAD TRIP!!!
Kayak fishing clubs are becoming increasingly popular across the country, and South Carolina has several that are about as active as clubs get. […]