Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 210 of 287

July 11, 2026

A long, fast-taper spinning rod and reel spooled with braided line and a fluorocarbon leader is Ricky Kellum’s basic trout-fishing outfit.

Good tackle, equipment keys for effective angling

Having effective tackle and a boat with room for anglers to move around are important to successful inshore fishing. […]

Topwaters, jerkbaits and soft-plastics, especially imitation shrimp, are productive lures for speckled trout in April.

Best retrieves for April trout

Craig Holt

Working topwater or sub-surface lures effectively for spotted seatrout isn’t difficult. […]

A proposed project to dredge Cherry Grove’s estuary should provide even more good habitat for flounder like these.

Dredging on the horizon

Jeff Burleson

Over the past several decades, Cherry Grove’s inshore waters have become more and more shallow from accumulated sediments. […]

Summer flounder typically have five distinct, dark spots near the tail, distinguishing them from other flounder species.

Is it a summer, southern or gulf flounder?

Jeff Burleson

North Carolina and South Carolina are the only two states where fishermen can catch three species of flounder from the same general area. […]

Big spring Spanish mackerel aren’t difficult to catch and will put a small on any angler’s face.

Get down, get down and boogie with Spanish

Jerry Dilsaver

While they sometimes feed on the surface, most Spanish mackerel are caught on lures or live baits trolled below it. […]

Know the difference between big Spanish, small kings

Jerry Dilsaver

Whatever you do, don’t make the mistake of confusing small king mackerel with large Spanish mackerel. […]

Zach Townsend landed this doormat from his ‘yak using a white/chartreuse paddletail grub.

Though the association is rarely made, it would seem that fishing boats capable of maneuvering in just inches of water would go hand in hand with fish that can be completely submerged in just inches of water. […]

KayakSC guide Justin Carter said the speckled trout bite in the Wando and Cooper Rivers has picked up this spring right where it left off.

Specks making it happen in Cooper, Wando rivers

Phillip Gentry

After a fall and winter that anglers across the Lowcountry touted as one of the best in years, the spring bite for trout seems to have picked up right where it left off. […]

Stripers and redfish have been packed into the waters of the Cape Fear River around Wilmington.

Cape Fear River around Wilmington packed with stripers, puppy drum

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen sticking close to downtown Wilmington have had it pretty good over the past week, according to Capt. Stuart Caulder of Gold Leader Fishing, who expects to catch stripers and puppy drum on every trip, and said productive trout waters are just a short boat-ride away. […]

Capt. Robert Olson (left), said the best sheepshead bite has been around nearshore reefs off Charleston when you can catch a tide change between 8 and 10 a.m.

Nearshore reefs off Charleston loaded with sheepshead

Brian Cope

The time to catch Lowcountry sheepshead is now, according to Capt. Robert Olsen of Knot@Work Charters, and the best place to catch them is on the structure around Charleston’s nearshore reefs, including the Lowcountry Angler’s Reef and the 4Ki Reef. […]