Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 187 of 287

July 12, 2026

Anchor Worms

Mike Marsh

Infestations by parasites that anglers call “anchor worms” become more prevalent in red drum during the winter. […]

Topwater baits are a great late-fall choice for Murrells Inlet trout, especially at dawn and dusk.

It pays off big to be on top

Jeff Burleson

During the fall, trout fishermen around Murrells Inlet get a chance for redemption after a long hot summer on the water. […]

Keeping a school of redfish in sight once it’s been located can provide a long period of excellent action.

Most anglers agree that the low end of the tide is best for finding schools of winter reds; it’s hard for them to hide on a shallow flat, but once the little creeks start to fill with water and the grass starts to flood, finding reds becomes much more difficult. […]

The South Edisto River is full of redfish, but it is often more stained than the water in other coastal rivers, creeks and bays.

Dealing with dirty water

Bryan Bowers

If there is one downside to fishing the South Edisto River, it’s the fact that it isn’t the cleanest water along South Carolina’s coast. […]

CCA SC's Topwater Action Campaign has focused a lot of effort on recycling oyster shell and rebuilding oyster reefs along the South Carolina coast.

CCA-SC’s Topwater Action Campaign making big strides

Pat Robertson

A campaign begun five years ago by the Coastal Conservation Association in South Carolina is making strides in improving water quality, increasing oyster production and enhancing fisheries along the coast. […]

Guide Noah Lynk, other fishermen and biologists found no evidence of a cold-stun trout stun or kill during last week's extremely cold weather.

NCDMF to fishermen: Our trout dodged cold-weather bullet

Jerry Dilsaver

As the bitter cold bore down on North Carolina last week, many fishermen and fishery managers braced for a disaster, worried about another cold-stun kill of speckled trout like the one that devastated the fishery in January 2011. […]

Many kayak anglers mount a depth finder on the side of the craft where they direct most of their casts.

Paddling is ‘charged up’

Phillip Gentry

The rise in popularity of kayaks in the angling world was originally thought to be a traditional movement, similar to hunters who put down their guns and picked up recurve bows. […]

A Hilton Head guide said the speckled trout bite is still great in local waters.

Great speckled trout fishing continues in Hilton Head waters

Brian Cope

Anglers are having a field day with speckled trout and redfish in Hilton Head’s inshore waters, according to Capt. Kent Bird of Megabite Fishing Charters, who said said the trout fishing in the past year has been the best he has ever seen. […]

Gerald Granier's Dec. 31 speckled trout, which weighed four pounds, nine ounces, broke by a full pound the record for the Mount Pleasant Pier.

Mount Pleasant Pier has new record speckled trout

Jerry Dilsaver

Gerald Granier of Round O closed out 2013 the right way by catching a speckled trout that’s the biggest ever taken off the Mount Pleasant Pier. […]

Redfish between Sewee Bay and the South Santee River are ganged up in the ICW.

Hungry fish and no bait around means great fishing in McClellanville area

Jeff Burleson

The recent rollercoaster weather is disrupting the typical weather habits of inshore fish, and that’s been great for fishermen like guide Rob Beglin of Inshore Xtreme Fishing Charters, who has been on the redfish in the McClellanville area. […]