Drifting onto the flat, you can see them, 50 or more, finning almost motionless in a foot of water that is so clear you can almost make out individual fish — but mostly it is just a mass of dark spots. […]
During winter, redfish congregate in large schools in deep holes well hidden in the backcountry of the Cape Fear River’s estuaries. […]
During his years of guiding and fishing the Broad River, Capt. Marv Copeland’s three favorite spots were essentially the only places he fished; they are that good. […]
America’s favorite and treasured pasttimes are continually challenged by technology and a 21st-century lifestyle. […]
According to a publication of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, when big, mature redfish congregate along the barrier-island beaches to spawn in August and September, redfish hatch and somehow work their way far up into small inshore creeks in a month, by which time they are a half-inch long. […]
Scanning the water across a creek near Sneads Ferry, Capt. Allen Jernigan spotted the telltale ripples made by a small school of red drum milling about. The fish were moving slowly, and it wasn’t really a series of wakes but a spot experienced fishermen often call “nervous water.” […]
Most redfish flies intended to mimic mud minnows, their primary winter forage, are either tied with weighted eyes — Clouser-style flies — or tied un-weighted, Deceiver-style flies. […]
Capt. Allen Jernigan said one of the keys to catching winter red drum is to fish slower than you do during the rest of the year. […]
Available in fourteen popular color patterns, the MirrOlure Lil John Twitchbait is the latest addition to MirrOlure’s popular soft plastic product line. […]
During the winter months, sheepshead move out of the inshore waters, but not too far away. Anglers can catch enough to load their coolers without leaving sight of land. […]
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