Sheepshead
Best sheepshead baits
Most fishermen think of fiddler crabs as the top sheepshead bait, and they catch fish with them. Fiddler crabs are most often seen just above the water’s edge in salt and brackish estuaries. […]
Inshore Fishing
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Herding Morehead City’s sheep
Try these tips when fishing around the Morehead City area, and you’ll catch your share of sheepshead. […]
Inshore Fishing
Catch and release
Hard-fighting fish like jacks expend a lot of energy trying to evade capture, sometimes to the point of critical exhaustion. […]
Inshore Fishing
Sheepshead – the convict fish
Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus, are often called convict fish due to the vertical black bars on their sides. […]
Inshore Fishing
Go slow in hot weather
Most fishermen equate hot weather with more-active fish, but that’s not necessarily so. According to guides Fred Bricketto and Tom Siwarski, you need to fish very slowly during the summer. […]
Inshore Fishing
Cobia cooperation valued
Each year, more and more saltwater fisherman enjoy targeting cobia, increasing the strain on the resource. Any reduction in cobia numbers greatly increases the likelihood of the South Atlantic Fisheries Marine Council imposing regulations to protect them, as they have done with several other species in recent years. […]
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Flounder have arrived at Wrightsville Beach in good numbers
Give credit to the warm winter or whatever reason you prefer, but what is important is that flounder have arrived in good numbers around Wrightsville Beach, and they are biting well. […]
Inshore Fishing
Take it from the top…
15 hours of daylight available for anglers to chase their favorite quarry across the breathtaking estuary associated with Winyah Bay. […]
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Sheepshead making up some nice catches in Beaufort-area waters
Sheepshead might been an awfully funny name for a fish, but inshore anglers don’t mind the moniker, and they are currently having good luck catching these fish in the creeks and inlets of Beaufort County. […]
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Rep. Jones bill to open Cape Hatteras beaches passes House
After striking out a half-dozen times trying to change public beach access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Rep. Walter Jones Jr. has hit a home run in Congress. […]