Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 168 of 287

May 9, 2026

Guide Jeff Yates relies on artficial shrimp to catch plenty of fall redfish in his home waters of the Wando River.

Whack Wando shrimp-eaters!

As the summer sun resets towards its fall position, redfish are in transition up and down South Carolina’s coast as forage species begin to relocate. […]

Guide Rick Patterson has the ticket for great fall flounder fishing around Swansboro: make a tour of docks and piers.

Hook up to Swansboro’s flounder docking stations

Jerry Dilsaver

As he eased up to a dock on the Intracoastal Waterway a little south of Swansboro, Capt. Rick Patterson of Cape Carteret’s Cape Crusader Charters explained it was a special one, that he really expected it to be holding fish. […]

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has voted to close a loophole that allowed commercial netters to sell more than their daily allotment of "by-catch" red drum.

State closes loophole that allowed netters to sell over their limit of drum

Craig Holt

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries took a major step Thursday toward curtailing the sale of over-limit red drum by commercial netters when Executive Director Louis Daniel issued a proclamation that takes effect Sept. 1 when the 2014-15 netting season opens. […]

The lure of the Roanoke

Bill Howard

Seventeen rivers flow through North Carolina, and while each has its unique characteristics and attractions, for a paddler, the Roanoke has to be near the top of the list. […]

Topwater fishing for reds has been excellent in the Cape Fear River between Carolina Beach and Bald Head Island

Topwater redfish bite has been great in lower Cape Fear River

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Rennie Clark of Carolina Beach said that topwater action on redfish and speckled trout has been good in the Cape Fear River between Carolina Beach and Bald Head Island, surprisingly so considering what the river looks like – dirty with runoff after a wet summer. […]

Russ Shippe, Stan Warren, Blanding Levin and Richard Sines caught this 8 1/2-foot lemon shark they landed at Edisto Saturday.

Big sharks in surf are a gas for group of Charleston anglers

Brian Cope

An exciting bite awaits South Carolina anglers looking for something a little more adventurous than the norm. […]

Guide Mark Stacy spends a lot of time in the fall fishing the jetties that line either side of Little River Inlet.

Make jetties your No. 1 fishing destination in the fall

Jeff Burleson

Anglers fishing along South Carolina’s northern coastline have plenty of places to wet a line for some of the best fishing the state has to offer. […]

Tarpon fishing has turned in around Georgetown, and guide Jordan Pate expects it to last at least another six weeks.

Sizzling tarpon fishing around Georgetown has anglers excited

Jeff Burleson

August is normally a month when fish start to frustrate fishermen enough that they empty their tackle boxes trying to find something that will work. […]

A soft-plastic imitation shrimp needs to be rigged with the eye of the hook protruding from the shrimp's tail to present a natural action when worked in front of a trout.

Turn that hook around and fish that plastic shrimp more naturally

Jerry Dilsaver

Guide Noak Lynk of Harkers Islands has noticed for a while that rigs that use soft-plastic, artificial shrimp, don’t exactly match what nature presents. […]

Capt. Mitchell Blake releases a flounder that didn’t quite make the state’s 15-inch size minimum back into the waters of Pamlico Sound.

Pamlico Sound particulars

Jerry Dilsaver

Pamlico Sound is a unique body of water, the largest sound on the east coast. Its water varies from brackish on the western end to full salt on the eastern edge. […]