Inshore Fishing
Pedal, paddle or pole?
When the chance to contribute a kayaking column in South Carolina Sportsman presented itself, I jumped at the opportunity. […]
Inshore Fishing
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Trout, puppy drum biting up a storm in Harkers Island waters
Capt. Noah Lynk of Noah’s Ark Charters understands the waters around Harkers Island as well as anyone and knows that there are times when speckled trout gather in the few channels and deep holes in the vast expanse of shallow – and this is one of those times. […]
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Edisto has plenty to offer inshore anglers
Inshore fishing around Edisto Island is like walking into a seafood buffet restaurant. Take your pick. Redfish, speckled trout, sheepshead and black drum are all biting on a variety of baits and lures and at all tide cycles. And on some days, flounder anglers are catching plenty of flatfish. […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
Learn to feel the warmth
November is a great month, actually one of the best, to be fishing along the North Carolina coast. However, many fishermen consider it to be the last of the fall months with great fishing and are ready to hang up their rods about halfway through. […]
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Specks on the rocks – North Carolina fishermen will take their specks on the (Cape Lookout) rocks in November
Most North Carolina residents know that in 1996, divers discovered Blackbeard’s ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, in Beaufort Inlet, where it had run aground in 1718. […]
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Trout before Thanksgiving – Line up a shrimp buffet for North Edisto’s trout before turkey day arrives.
On a steel-gray, November afternoon, Rob Bennett of Lowcountry Inshore Charters cruised the lower section of the North Edisto River, checking areas where he’d been catching speckled trout to see which one best fit the level of the rising tide. […]
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No frills, but plenty of fish – Camp in a tent, a camper or a cabin, and get close to plenty of fish on the South Core Banks.
Have you imagined yourself on a nearly deserted island where there with no roads, lights or restaurants? Where the crime rate is zero? Where rush hour traffic might consist of two vehicles heading slowly down the beach a mile or more apart? […]
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Whiting White-Out – Cape Fear River is center of a great fall run of tasty whiting
“The whiting are biting,” said the voice on the telephone. “Want to come along?” […]
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Surf off Bear Island is full of big, hungry redfish
Anglers are catching plenty of bull redfish in the surf out of Swansboro. […]
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Cooling water kicks off good striper bite in ICW along NC/SC border
Stripers are ganging up on baitfish in the ICW along the state line between North and South Carolina, and anglers are taking advantage. […]