Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 221 of 287

Guide Bryant DeHart shows off the kind of quality speckled trout he catches in the waters around Roanoke Island.

Speck-ulating around Roanoke Island

In the first gray light of the morning, guide Bryan DeHart of Manteo eased into the middle of a marsh, within casting distance of a bulkhead with a hulk of a house behind it. […]

The Little River jetties are hot areas for redfish and speckled trout that are following baitfish and shrimp out toward the ocean.

Run for the Border!

Jerry Dilsaver

Sometimes the area on either side of the North Carolina-South Carolina border seems to be an outpost for weather that would be expected several hundred miles farther south. […]

Sheepshead have responded to cooler weather by tying on the feed bag in Charleston area waters.

Sheepshead bite has been fantastic in Charleston waters

Brian Cope

Scott Hammond of Haddrell’s Point Tackle suspects there has been a was a jailbreak recently, because the sheepshead bite around Charleston is on fire. […]

Redfish in the North Inlet area have put on the feed bag and are hitting artificial baits aggressively, even topwater plugs.

North Inlet redfish bite has taken off

Jeff Burleson

With many sportsmen drawn to the woods and duck blinds, diehard fishermen along the coast know they have will have fewer boats to contend with during a sizzling-hot redfish bite in North Inlet. […]

Artificial baits are especially effective on speckled trout in Charleston-area river.

In the fall, South Carolina’s estuary system can compete with any other across the nation, and with almost endless opportunities available for the angler, Charleston’s inshore fishing venue is nearly unmatched when it comes to speckled trout. […]

Speckled trout fishing has been great in the Cape Fear River and around the Masonboro Inlet jetties.

Trout fishing on Cape Fear coast has been speck-tacular

Jerry Dilsaver

This has been a fall to catch speckled trout, and the action along the Cape Fear coast is as good as anywhere. Catching fish is expected and filling limits with many releases is the norm. It doesn’t get much better than this. […]

Cindy Caudle of Hickory caught the 3-pound speckled trout fishign with Capt. Matt Lamb of Chasin' Tails Outdoors.

Speckled trout fishing at its peak in Atlantic Beach area

Jerry Dilsaver

Even if you have not developed the feel for catching speckled trout, they are biting so well in the Atlantic Beach area you can still catch limits and release a bunch. It really is time to quit wishing and go fishing. […]

Guide Rob Bennett said redfish and speckled trout are really biting on the North Edisto River and its tributary creeks, especially if you can find live shrimp for bait.

Guide says redfish, trout action is best of year on North Edisto River

Dan Kibler

Hook up a live shrimp on a split-shot rig or under a popping cork in the North Edisto River of any of its tributaries and, according to guide Rob Bennett of Lowcountry Inshore Charters, it won’t live long

Bennett said the fishing of the past two weeks has been the best of the year for redfish and speckled trout, with some flounder and black drum on the side.

“The reason they’re biting so good is that the majority of shrimp have left, but the fish are still here, and they want to feed,” said Bennett (843-367-3777). “Depending on the spots you fish, you can catch all of them on all tides.”
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Big redfish have been biting in some surprising places in the Beaufort area over the past week or two.

Bull redfish bite is on fire in Beaufort-area waters

Brian Cope

Fishermen looking for a big redfish bite are finding it in the inshore waters around Beaufort, and according to John Long, a part-time resident of Lady’s Island, convincing them to bite has not been a problem. […]

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has voted to take a long, hard look at the way shrimp are harvested in North Carolina waters, especially as it relates to by-catch of non-targeted fish species.

Marine Fisheries Commission votes to look at shrimp-trawling in North Carolina waters

Jerry Dilsaver

Many people may consider Nov. 8, 2012, as the day the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission stepped up to the plate and put several fisheries on the road to recovery. […]