Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 195 of 287

May 10, 2026

Big king mackerel close to the beaches makes October fishing along the southern coast of North Carolina a great fishery — especially for smaller boats.

Hey, let’s get small! North Carolina’s southern coast fills up with king mackerel in the fall, but there’s always room for another small boat

Fall on North Carolina’s southern means two things. First, the crowds have left the beaches, and it is time for the best fishing of the year. […]

Hit the Stono River for some hot speckled trout action

Phillip Gentry

The Stono River is full of speckled trout, but many Lowcountry anglers overlook it when chasing specks. […]

Don’t miss the fall run of trophy reds out of Georgetown.

The Georgetown drum roll – Fall means big, hungry redfish for South Carolina anglers, and the Georgetown area might be the top spot

Jeff Burleson

October is recognized as National Physical Therapy Month across America, and fishermen planning on visiting Georgetown’s inshore waters will surely need a series of appointments with their favorite physical therapist. […]

Bull redfish have arrived at the Little River jetties over the past two weeks, and more should join the early birds soon.

Little River jetties are loaded with bull redfish

Jeff Burleson

Over the past few weeks, Mother Nature has finally brought pleasant temperatures and, most importantly, the first major wave of bull reds to the Little River jetties. […]

Speckled trout have been working over soft-plastic lures in the Lady's Island area over the past two weeks.

Speckled trout bite is hot in Beaufort area, and artificials have been productive

Brian Cope

The speckled trout bite is hot in the creeks and inlets around Beaufort, and Lady’s Island resident Blake Stengley said he’s catching more on artificial lures than he does on natural bait. […]

Mount Pleasant's Gerry Grenier said fishermen shouldn't stay in one place while fishing from the Mount Pleasant Pier, instead moving around as the tide moves.

Stay on the move for best pier-fishing action.

Brian Cope

September is a great month to catch quality fish off the Mt. Pleasant Pier in Charleston Harbor, and the hot bite lately has been redfish and sheepshead. […]

Flounder fishing in the Sneads Ferry area has been great since a cold front rolled through the area last weekend.

Flounder fishing takes off in Sneads Ferry area

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Allen Jernigan of Sneads Ferry isn’t the only fisherman happy that fall is being ushered in by a series of cold fronts, because the latest one has turned on the flounder in the area. […]

The waters around Georgetown have been filled with tarpon the past week or two.

Tarpon make a great showing in Georgetown waters

Jeff Burleson

Great numbers of tarpon sightings and landings in the Georgetown area couldn’t have come at a better time for this past weekend’s annual Lowcountry Tarpon Tournament. […]

A homemade mud anchor is a quick and inexpensive alternative to more-expensive shallow-water anchoring systems.

Homemade Cajun Anchor

Phillip Gentry

A mud anchor or “Cajun anchor” is a popular device used by anglers when fishing shallow waters. Designed to hold a boat in place quickly, it was the predecessor of today’s modern Power Poles and Anchor pins that deploy mechanically. […]

Mark Patterson catches redfish, flounder and speckled trout in the bays and creeks south of Fort Fisher in his kayak; the area is considered one of North Carolina’s best for paddling-fishermen.

Head for the fort!

Jerry Dilsaver

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is part of the N.C. State Parks System (www.ncparks.gov). It consists of the remains of Fort Fisher from the U.S. Civil War, approximately six miles of beach and the backwater bays at the southern end of Pleasure Island in New Hanover County. […]