Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 169 of 287

July 13, 2026

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

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. […]

The Pamlico Sound is home to two of North Carolina’s three major flounder species: southern and summer.

Two out of three is okay

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen catch three species of flounder in North Carolina waters, and the larger two are found in Pamlico Sound. […]

Needlenose pliers should always be used when removing a hook from the mouth of a bonnethead shark.

Handling bonnetheads without losing fingers

Jeff Burleson

Fishing for bonnethead sharks can be the perfect match for a hot, summer South Carolina day. During a good, half-day trip, anglers can expect to catch over a dozen fish without losing any rigs. However, handling and taking the hooks out of the beasts can still be worry some. […]

Bonnethead sharks aren’t the biggest in the ocean, but they’re the perfect size to provide nice steaks and fillets for fishermen who know how to clean and prepare them properly.

Bonnetheads are supreme table fare

Jeff Burleson

Fishing is enjoyed by thousands across South Carolina for a number of reasons. Whether for sport, food or a combination of the two, successful anglers can have tender fillets to take home, and a successful trip targeting bonnethead sharks doesn’t leave fishermen empty-handed when it comes to the dinner table. […]

Capt. Joe Dennis shows off a mixed stinger of big bluegill and shellcrackeres, typical of what he catches in the Santee and Cooper rivers this month.

You can beat the heat

Terry Madewell

With hot weather beating down, one of the keys to success will be the ability to diversify your fishing and take advantage of what’s biting. […]

T.J. Farrington, 13, of High Point, decked this 42-pound, 10-ounce king mackerel on Oak Island Pier last week.

High Point teen decks trophy king mackerel at Oak Island Pier

Jerry Dilsaver

There’s little doubt that 13-year-old T.J. Farrington of High Point will remember the first king mackerel of his pier-fishing career – because it was a real smoker. […]

A home-built kayak trailer like this one was the inspiration for Billy Lewis of Liberty to begin construction of a means to transport his fleet of plastic fishing boats.

Hitting the road in style

Phillip Gentry

The appeal of fishing from a paddle boat is not just about the paddle anymore. It may have started off that way, but the evolution of the plastic armada has, for some, gone from the simplicity of throwing a paddle and a fishing rod into a lightweight boat and fishing anywhere the imagination could wander to seeing how complex an angler can make a human-powered watercraft. […]