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Trib Trout: Catch New River’s big spring specks. Here’s how.
Guide Ricky Kellum of Jacksonville laughs when he recalls certain phone calls he receives each spring. […]
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Spanish on the Rock – Fish Sheepshead Rock off Fort Fisher for great spring Spanish mackerel action
One of the regular oddities of the Cape Fear coast is a spring run of large Spanish mackerel along rocks just off the beach a few miles north of Cape Fear and the mouth of the Cape Fear River. […]
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Flatfish invasion – April flounder run gets Cherry Grove anglers hopping
Within feet of the state line, the northern end of the Grand Strand harbors a unique estuary with local and worldly significance. On a grand scale, Walter Maxwell’s 1,780-pound tiger shark — caught from a Cherry Grove pier in 1964 — remains untouched after almost 50 years, and is the only all-tackle world record from South Carolina waters. […]
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Sneads Ferry guide says inshore favorites are biting, but change to spring patterns is late
Capt. Allen Jernigan of Breadman Ventures said the cooler than normal weather has changed the habits of fish on the New River and ICW between Surf City and Swansboro, but there are still some red drum, speckled trout and even a few early flounder that are biting in the waters around Sneads Ferry. […]
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Guide says Little River black drum action is top drawer
For most of the winter, the black drum bite has rocked the inshore waters around Little River, and the last few weeks during the changing weather, it has not slowed it down one bit. […]
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Cold snap has reds in Charleston marshes still in small schools
A week ago, Lowcountry anglers reported that redfish were beginning to break out of their schools, but with the cold weather hanging on, some are still in small groups, trying to avoid porpoises and trying to keep warm. […]
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Speckled trout bite stays good in Pamlico, Tar as March stays cold
Strange as it may sound, the consistently cold weather in March has got the fish biting in the Pamlico River as well as they have all winter, and fishermen are taking advantage of it. […]
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Inshore species in Beaufort area moving to spring patterns
Capt. Charlie Beadon of Beaufort Sportfishing Charters said March is typically a transitional month for redfish around the Beaufort area, with the winter’s large schools breaking up. […]
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Reds, flounder returning to Murrells Inlet backwaters
Fishermen in the Murrells Inlet area are thrilled that spring has arrived, with redfish and flounder starting to show up in the creeks around the area. […]
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Sunset Beach bridge holding plenty of hungry black drum
Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Guide Service said the mild winter has led to an excellent black drum bite, plus some early spring specks and redfish leaving the inner marsh early in the lower reaches of Brunswick County. […]