Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 259 of 287

July 9, 2026

The marshes behind Topsail Island are full of spots where Stu Calder targets puppy drum.

Saltwater Series: Topsail Island

Topsail Island is one of those spots along the North Carolina coast that is a little off the beaten path but close to larger, more developed areas. […]

Trout kills weren’t found during the cold snaps of December and January, but sampling shows kills were apparently extensive. Therefore, state managers are asking anglers to release all trout they catch this year.

Anglers asked to release all speckled trout, SCDNR says

Dan Kibler

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is asking fishermen to release all of the speckled trout they catch until September to try and lessen the impact on the fishery of apparent back-to-back winter kills. […]

George Morris, Capt. Robert Olsen, Sean Nelson and Joel Terrebone all placed in the top 10 during the Charleston Inshore Anglers annual sheepshead tournament held April 19.

CIA tournament spies plenty of sheepshead

Jeff Dennis

When the Charleston Inshore Anglers sheepshead tournament rolls around each year, the secret is out that another summer of fishing tournaments is officially under way. […]

Redfish are just one of the species that could be affected by H.B. 353

Pender County Commission meets on H.B. 353

Jeff Dennis

Pender County commissioners on April 4 voted unanimously to pass a resolution opposing House Bill 353, which would grant gamefish status to several saltwater fish species. […]

Black drum are starting to show up at the southeastern coast near Southport.

Drum, flounder picking up near Southport

Craig Holt

Red drum fishing is starting to heat up at the southeastern coast as the water warms and other species provide a foretaste of summer action. […]

Redfish can be caught at low tide levels on flats near shell rakes

Winyah Bay redfish returning to summer patterns

Jeff Dennis

Captain Tommy Scarborough of Georgetown Coastal Adventures (843-546-3543) says that April will be a transition month in the Winyah Bay area as redfish move into their spring and summer patterns. […]

Capt. John Irwin displays a healthy 40-pound cobia that was hooked and landed on a fly.

Sharp Shooters

Rob Carli

John Irwin is no Cub Scout when it comes to cobia fishing. A 37-old-guide, he is more like a Four-Star General. His battlefield is South Carolina’s Broad River, and the troops are the fishermen in his boat. […]

Gigging at night can produce some extremely nice flounder, like these two ‘doormats.’

Fishing That ‘Sticks’

Scott Keepfer

Darryl Graham has been “sticking fish” for just about as long as he can remember — but not with a hook. […]

Their northward migration brings cobia along the Outer Banks in late spring.

Ready, Aim, Cast!

Mike Zlotnick

West of the Mississippi, much of the big-game hunting is visually oriented. Hunters are mobile, game is spotted, stalked and, if all works out, the exercise ends in a harvest. […]

This speckled trout made a fatal mistake — biting Danny Rourk’s topwater bait fished along the shoreline of Parris Island in the Beaufort River.

Saltwater Series: Beaufort River

Dan Kibler

When the month of May and the area around Beaufort are spoken in the same sentence with the word “fishing,” one other word generally follows: cobia. […]