Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 212 of 287

May 10, 2026

A PFD and suitable winter clothing are two safety measure every paddler should take.

Safety first is no joke

I had something else planned for this month but felt I needed to delay it and talk a little about boating safety because, so far, 2013 has been a tough one for North Carolina fishermen. […]

The ICW between North Myrtle Beach and the state line has been a great spot to catch red drum and black drum in recent days.

Red and black drum hitting around ICW docks in Little River area

Jeff Burleson

The tail end of winter brings few memorable opportunities for residents and visitors of the Grand Strand. […]

Guide Chris Wilson relishes being able to stalk redfish in the clear waters of late winter and early spring.

Sight-fishing cool for cold

Bryan Bowers

Sight-fishing is the pinnacle of inshore action for many anglers, and redfish are very suited to be the targets. […]

Red drum continue to bite, with big schools in the ocean around Beaufort Inlet providing most of the action.

Red drum, black drum, trout still on the menu for Cape Lookout anglers

Jerry Dilsaver

Red and black drum are in the backwaters around Morehead City and in the ocean at the Cape Lookout and Fort Macon rock jetties, and it shouldn’t be long before the parade of spring fish marches into the area, according to Matt Lamb at Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach. […]

Rule of Twelfths

Jerry Dilsaver

The Rule of Twelfths is a guideline for determining where the tide is in the rise and fall cycle and how swiftly the current is running. […]

Knowing how quickly the tide rises and falls will help fishermen decide when to arrive to fish a certain area or piece of structure like this crumbling bulkhead, complete with oyster rocks and barnacles.

Working with Beaufort area tides

Jerry Dilsaver

The tidal change in the Beaufort area is one of the more extreme along the entire southeastern coastline. The average high tide exceeds seven feet, and the highest projected for March is 8.5 feet. […]

Guide Lee Parsons polls his skiff through super shallow flats behind Topsail Island in search of redfish.

Pole Dance — Ease up on Topsail Beach’s shallow-water red drum for great fishing opportunities

Mike Marsh

Capt. Lee Parsons does most of his fishing along North Carolina’s coast from a large, center-console boat, but when he pulled up to the Turkey Creek boating access area near Holly Ridge in Onslow County, he backed a 21-foot, flat-bottomed skiff down the ramp. […]