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Beaufort reds providing hot action on hot July days
The hottest days of summer usually indicate a slow down in the redfish bite, but don’t tell that to anglers in the Beaufort area. […]
Inshore Fishing
High Tides and Tall Tails
‘Live’ is best part of bait
Many fishermen have a fascination with using live minnows or smaller fish for bait. […]
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Herding Morehead City’s sheep
While easing across the no-wake zone at the State Ports in Morehead City, Matt Lamb was paying a lot of attention to just how the tide was moving and how strong it was flowing. […]
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Harkers Island flounder fishing has been excellent
Flounder are biting in the waters all around Harkers Island – literally. […]
Inshore Fishing
No fear, trout still here!
Fishermen have many options in the lower Cape Fear River during the summer, with redfish, flounder and sheepshead available from Snow’s Cut all the way to the Bald Head Island jetties. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing with ‘popsicles’ is scads of fun
Capt. Jim Sabella’s uses a dead-bait rig for fishing with cigar minnows that have been frozen and thawed. […]
Inshore Fishing
Rolling versus feeding behavior
Tarpon rise to the surface for several reasons, alerting onlookers at great distances. Most of the time, tarpon breach the surface gulping air — otherwise known as “rolling.” […]
Inshore Fishing
Plunder kings like a ‘Pirate’
King mackerel and dolphin are suckers for fast-moving, colorful lures and baits. […]
Inshore Fishing
Using artificial lures
Typically, tarpon tackle in the Carolinas is fairly simple, with some big, strong hooks and a livewell stocked with spunky 8-inch mullet, but Capt. Steve Roff routinely catches tarpon on artificial lures. […]
Inshore Fishing
Rubber band makes a cheap flat-line release
A No. 32 rubber band makes an inexpensive and dependable release for a line running the short distance to the propeller wash from a rod set in a stern holder. […]