Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 271 of 287

July 8, 2026

Rob Bennett shows off a quality speckled trout from the North Edisto River.

Speckled trout in full swing south of Charleston

Rob Bennett of Lowcountry Charters waits all year for October to roll around, and after two weeks, he’s feeling like the wait has been worth it.
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George Beckwith is one of the top red drum anglers in eastern N.C.

Cooler temps expected to fire up speckled trout

Craig Holt

With the cold front and rain that moved west to east across North Carolina October 14, spotted seatrout fishing soon should fire off in a spectacular way at the lower Neuse River, said one veteran mid-coast saltwater expert. […]

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has raised the minimum size limit on speckled trout from 12 to 14 inches.

NCDMF changes speckled trout regs; NOAA closes black sea bass fishery

Jerry Dilsaver

Fishermen heading to the coast this month will find regulations on two of their favorite fish much different. […]

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Recreational fisheries groups oppose striped bass proposal

Craig Holt

The Coastal Fisheries Reform Group and Striped Bass Forever have sent letters to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission that criticize a proposed regulation change that would allow commercial fishermen to catch more striped bass. […]

Red drum are in the shallows at the lower end of the Neuse River and anglers are landing slot and upper-slot fish.

Reds, flounder are loose at the Neuse

Craig Holt

The first “mullet blow” of the fall has baitfish moving along the Neuse River shorelines, said Oriental’s Gary Dubiel (Spec Fever Guide Service, 252-249-1520). […]

King Killers

Jeff Burleson

At 5:18 p.m. on Sept. 22, fall finally arrived on the calendar. It also kicked off some spectacular king mackerel fishing in the inshore and nearshore waters around Little River Inlet. […]

Shrimp Central

Bennett Kirkpatrick

South Carolina’s shrimp-baiting season began its 60-day run at noon on Sept. 11, so the season is in full swing already. […]

Fishermen targeting redfish in inshore waters around Charleston have been having great success all year, and particularly good results over the past 10 days.

Great redfish season continues in Charleston waters

Dan Kibler

Fishermen along South Carolina’s coastline have been bragging all year about how great the fishing for redfish has been. […]

Red drum action continues unabated at southeastern coast inshore waters.

Reds, flounder bite heats up at southeast

Craig Holt

Jeff Wolfe of Seahawk Inshore Fishing Charters of Carolina Beach said red drum action in shallow water currently is a hot item at the southeast coast. […]

Capt. Graham Hegamyer loves to catch redfish in skinny water in his specially-designed flats boat.

Fall fanatics love skinny-water reds

Jeff Dennis

Football, deer hunting and back-to-school activities can dominate the early fall, but targeting redfish in shallow water can provide both the challenge of the hunt and the thrill fooling a fish with an artificial bait. […]