Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 255 of 287

July 9, 2026

Broad River redfish will hang close to the edge of the marsh grass as the tide starts to drop, hoping to intercept an easy meal carried by the current.

Go for the Broad River fly slam

As tough and enjoyable as catching an inshore slam can be, some folks like to take it up even a notch higher; enter the inshore slam on a fly. […]

Jeff Wolfe of Wilmington, a local guide, has discovered huge sheepshead at certain Cape Fear River channel pilings.

Huge river sheepshead, flounder mark southeastern inshore action

Craig Holt

Anglers discovered several years ago that Cape Fear River flounder grew to the most prodigious sizes of any flatfish at the southeastern coast, topping doormats caught from the ocean or local marsh creeks. […]

Angler Tim Cox set the North Carolina state record for queen triggerfish when he landed this 10.34-pound brute May 22.

Huge queen triggerfish sets state record

Mike Marsh

Micah Cox is no stranger to saltwater fishing or to catching big fish. He has a stated goal of catching a citation-sized fish of every marine species on the North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries’ list. […]

Pennsylvania's Stu Bason made the most of his charter trip to Wrightsville Beach on July 10 when he landed this 11-pound flounder.

Pennsylvania angler drags huge flounder from under ICW dock

Jeff Burleson

Stu Basom, a visiting angler from Pennsylvania, caught an 11-pound flounder on July 10 in the final hour of a guided fishing trip with Capt. Jot Owens of Wrightsville Beach. […]

The North Inlet marshes are full of slot-sized and over redfish like this one.

Saltwater Series: North Inlet fishing locations pinpointed

Dan Kibler

North Inlet is a little off the beaten path — if water can be beaten — but most South Carolina fishermen know how to find out. […]

Flounder currently are providing a good bite at nearshore hard bottoms and inshore structure near Swansboro.

Flounder, sheepshead providing action from Swansboro to Beaufort

Craig Holt

Flounder fishing is hot from Swansboro’s Bogue Inlet to Beaufort Inlet and all points between. […]

Kayak angler Brad Knight's first tarpon was a doozy, weighing an estimated 160 pounds. It might have been a state record if Knight hadn't released it.

Kayak angler lands, releases potential state-record tarpon

Phillip Gentry

Brad Knight will probably not forget June 24 anytime soon. That spot on the calendar will be special forever, because of an encounter he had with a tarpon in Trenchard’s Inlet near Beaufort. […]

Jeff Wolfe fishes under the US 421, which crosses Snow’s Cut -- named for the engineer who oversaw the project eight decades ago.

Snow’s Cut also has doormat flounder

Craig Holt

Snow’s Cut is a place that not only contains good sheepshead fishing but some of the biggest flounder in the state. […]

Spadefish populations seem fairly stable, although no studies of their numbers have been made.

Aces of Spades

Jeff Burleson

Too lazy to get up at the crack of dawn to go fishing? Think you need to go to the Gulf Stream to catch the hardest-fighting fish in the ocean? […]

Saltwater Series: Atlantic Beach

Jerry Dilsaver

Atlantic Beach and Morehead City have been favorite fishing destinations for many North Carolina fishermen for many years. Atlantic Beach is the eastern end of Bogue Banks and has an ocean beach, while Morehead City is located across the Intracoastal Waterway and Bogue Sound on the mainland. […]