Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 169 of 287

May 9, 2026

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

Two out of three is okay

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

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. […]

Big flounder have been regular visitors to fishermen's creels in the Wrightsville Beach area.

Big flounder making plenty of waves in Wrightsville Beach area

Jerry Dilsaver

Tex Grissom of Tex’s Tackle in Wilmington said the fishing is pretty good around Wrightsville Beach from the backwaters to the Gulf Stream, but flounder fishing has been especially good, especially for big fish. […]

Red drum are affected by high water temperatures during the summer; they will try to conserve energy whenever possible.

Go slow, go small

Jerry Dilsaver

Sort of like the Christmas song, but in a totally different way, “The weather outside is frightful.” Yes, it is, but unlike the snow and freezing temperatures in the song’s lyrics, the current weather is hot and humid. […]

Jim Knight (center) was accompanied by his grandson and daughter when he was honored in late July by having an artificial reef named for him.

Newest artificial reef will carry name of Knight, reef promoter

Jerry Dilsaver

AR 430, the newest artificial reefs constructed by the Long Bay Artificial Reef Association in conjunction with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, was dedicated two weeks ago as the Jim Knight Reef. […]

Redfish are suckers for shrimp fished on the bottom or suspended above it on a cork rig.

Stay on shrimp in August

Brian Cope

It’s no surprise that it’s hot. It’s August, so sweltering days are the norm, and a lot of anglers opt to stay indoors and wait for the fall bite. But ask Capt. Rob Bennett of Johns Island’s Lowcountry Inshore Charters about fishing this month, and you will get a different response. […]