Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 227 of 287

July 10, 2026

Puppy drum have been biting inshore around Carolina Beach, but bigger specimens like this one have been in the ocean.

Cooler weather spurs better inshore fishing in Carolina Beach waters

The fishing around Carolina Beach, especially for flounder, puppy drum and speckled trout, is heating up as the water cools – and it was already pretty good. […]

Gary Dubiel shows off the kind of flounder he expects to catch this month in the Neuse and Trent rivers near New Bern.

Flounder with a side of reds

Mike Marsh

Now that fall has arrived, fishermen are swarming to saltwater. While some of the more expansive waters of the Neuse River downstream from New Bern receive all of the publicity during the summer when giant red drum and torpedoing tarpon are making the biggest splash, these bigger gamefish will be moving out of the river by September. […]

King mackerel invade the nearshore waters out of Charleston in September, resulting in plenty of nice fish like this one.

Autumn Royalty

Phillip Gentry

The murky waters of the Intracoastal Waterway were a poor substitute for the blue serenity that awaited over the horizon for Capt. Robert Olsen and the crew of Knot@Work Fishing Charters. […]

Retired football coach Dan Utley scores his touchdowns these days on the mud flats surrounding Hilton Head Island. He said football season is a great time to get in on all kinds of inshore action.

Hilton Head redfish bite has been excellent

Phillip Gentry

With football season in full swing, weekends on the waters around Hilton Head and Beaufort are less crowded, but South Carolina’s southern coast still holds plenty of hot inshore fishing action. […]

Fishermen are finding fall flounder in the bays and marsh creeks behind Bear and Brown’s islands, and fishing should be increasingly good through October.

Swansboro area is hot spot for flounder as October approaches

Craig Holt

Fall flounder fishermen usually look to inshore waters as flatfish migrate toward the ocean, following baitfish that head out, anticipating the first rush of cold weather that’s a harbinger of winter. […]

Redfish and trout are feeding up as the water cools, and you don’t want to miss out on some of the best fishing the Lowcountry has to offer.

Inshore fishing heating up around Charleston

Matt Coffey

Fall brings about a lot of changes around the Lowcountry. Hunters are in their tree stands, oyster roasts are in their final stages and, according to Capt. Mike Able of Charleston’s Able Minded Charters, the inshore fishing is starting to really get good. […]

Puppy drum (redfish) and flounder have been caught in good numbers around Wrightsville Beach over the past several days.

Dirty water hasn’t slowed down excellent fishing around Wrightsville Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Fall won’t arrive for a couple more days, but fall fishing is approaching wide open in the waters around Wrightsville Beach. […]

A good throw of a cast net to a productive pole might result in several dozen big white shrimp.

Three-Way ‘Swivel’

John Gribb

September is a perfect on-the-water month in the Lowcountry. In fact, it is just about perfect everywhere in September. […]

A mullet run in the New River has caused a great topwater bite for speckled trout and redfish, according to Capt. Ricky Kellum.

Topwater action for reds, trout on fire in New River

Jerry Dilsaver

Speckled trout and redfish are hitting a variety of topwater lures in the New River between Jacksonville and Sneads Ferry. […]

Flounder have an almost magnetic effect on fishermen, drawing them to the coast in the fall.

Flat is where it’s at!

Jerry Dilsaver

Working through the braided cuts in the Shackleford Banks marsh would have been a daunting feat for many fishermen, but Capt. Noah Lynk of Harkers Island buzzed his Bay Rider skiff in and out of the channels with the skill and confidence of someone who travels them regularly. […]