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Head to New Bern for hottest cold-water trout fishing
Speckled trout came to New Bern as an early Christmas present, but fishermen are still upwrapping them through the first handful of days after the new year. […]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Artificial ‘intelligence’
Saltwater anglers up and down the South Carolina coast know how to deal with poor visibility. […]
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Mild weather has reds, flounder still biting in Georgetown’s skinny waters
The Christmas holiday brought more surprises to Georgetown’s inshore anglers besides gifts wrapped in colorful paper with a bow. Redfish and flounder are living fat and happy in shallow water, crushing live bait and artificial lures. […]
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Winter pattern just kicking off in “Redfishville”
Although anglers may find that there is not a lot of difference in the depth of water or structure that redfish hang out around between winter, spring, summer and fall in Copahee Sound, wintertime shallow-water fishing in “Redfishville” requires a different attitude. […]
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All blacked out – Look for a ‘black out’ in winter waters of the lower Cape Fear.
As the New Year arrives, deer season gives way to a new chapter for many sportsmen in the Tarheel State, and one of the most-overlooked inshore powerhouse fishes is readily available, tucked away in the marshes of the lower Cape Fear River. […]
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Chill out with Harkers Island specks – Don’t put your trout tackle aside just because it’s January; they’re probably biting around Harkers Island
As he stowed the last of the fishing tackle, Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island remarked that the tide was still a little low to get into several of the smaller creeks he intended to target that morning. […]
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Live shrimp producing plenty of fish in Port Royal area
Fishing in the Port Royal area couldn’t be any hotter. Fluctuations in air and water temperature are making a difference in how active and concentrated fish are, but they are biting regardless, and Capt. Larry Teuton of Cracker Built Custom Boats said it isn’t just one species keeping him and his friends busy. […]
Inshore Fishing
The Vortex Shad
A veteran saltwater fishing guide who says he fishes with soft plastics 99 percent of the year always reaches for a bag of soft plastics he has the utmost confidence in when he’s out on the water. […]
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Reds, trout still biting in marsh, ICW in southern Brunswick County
Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Guide Service said fish in the creeks behind the barrier islands along North Carolina’s southernmost coast have been hungry and feeding, even after several days of cold weather. […]
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Bays, creeks on west side of Pamlico still full of trout, reds, stripers
The bays and creeks along the western side of Pamlico Sound from Willow Point near the mouth of the Pungo River to Stumpy Point are holding a lot of puppy drum, speckled trout, stripers and an occasional flounder. […]