Inshore Fishing
Calling Calibogue Cobia
One of the most-anticipated events for fisherman in the Lowcountry is the annual spring cobia migration. Cobia start to show up in mid-April and hang around through most of June. […]
Inshore Fishing
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Red drum, flounder, seatrout key targets at lower Cape Fear
Fishing from Southport to Wilmington has ignited because of earlier-than-expected warm weather. […]
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Specks on road to recovery, especially in Bulls Bay
Guide Tom Siwarski of Carolina Aero Marine Adventures wanted to spend the first couple of hours of daylight on Thursday morning fishing topwater baits for speckled trout on the Cape Romain end of Bulls Bay. […]
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Fish boat docks for big reds
With the summer season rapidly approaching, redfish along the Charleston coast are making the transition from spring patterns to warm. […]
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Feds force state to close, restrict gill-net fishing in two areas
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted at its May meeting in Atlantic Beach to close the lower Core Sound, Back Sound and the North River to all large-mess gill nets and to restrict the amount of nets that can be fished in an area from Lennoxville Point near Beaufort to the US 58 bridge between Emerald Isle and Cape Carteret. […]
Inshore Fishing
The Spanish Armada
It’s a long run from Little River Inlet to the bluewater where the tuna, dolphin, wahoo and billfish swim, and with fuel prices moving. […]
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Chopper blues appear at central N.C. coast
Three years ago Hatteras (chopper) bluefish once again began appearing at North Carolina central coast venues. […]
Inshore Fishing
Sling bling at ling
A cobia by any other name — they’re also known as lemonfish and ling — still looks like a big, brown catfish. He may be ugly, but he likes his “bling.” […]
Inshore Fishing
Soft shells are not for amateurs
Anybody can catch hard-shelled blue crabs, but catching and bringing to market delicate, soft-shelled crabs is definitely a job for the professionals. […]
Inshore Fishing
Batter up! Pitch live baits
To keep menhaden alive, anglers must use a livewell with an outboard intake and discharge. […]