Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 282 of 287

July 8, 2026

Capt. Jack Brown and his dog, Maverick, admire a redfish that came from the marshes of the Beaufort area. The St. Helena Sound, Morgan and Coosaw rivers will all play host to plenty of fish during the winter months.

Hot Spot(tail)s

Everyone loves December. Family and friends gather for holiday celebrations, parties and good cheer — it’s Christmas, the most joyous season of the year. […]

Capt. Jeff Yates with a nice speckled trout that hit a DOA shrimp fished 25 yards downcurrent from a gutter than drains the marsh.

Live or fake, shrimp are costing lots of specks their lives

Dan Kibler

Can fishing really be this easy?
Just hook up a live shrimp, flick it toward the edge of the marsh grass and hang on?
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Big redfish have invaded Winyah Bay

Dan Kibler

Lots of big, bull redfish have shown up in Winyah Bay over the past week, according to Capt. Steve Hedrick of Reel EZ Guide Service in Georgetown, and the result has been some excellent action for fishermen drifting live bait.
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Capt. Chris Bellamy wades at a low-tide channel that fish have to move through to enter and leave a southeastern coastal creek. The water level at high tide at this creek is about 4 feet deeper than shown by this photo.

Tides and fish wait for no angler

Jerry Dilsaver

Most coastal fishermen understand that tides rise and fall each day and times change, but they rarely take the time to learn enough to really understand the tides. […]

Outer Banks piers offer fine surf fishing, especially during fall. However, anglers often like to try beach fishing using ORVs after a stint at the piers.

Preserving Rights at the Outer Banks

Bob Goldstein

Put together some people with some facts, other people with other facts, lots of people without facts but plenty of opinions, and people with the responsibility of getting them to agree on anything and one may sense the conundrum facing the managers of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. […]

Specks ‘N’ Spots

Jerry Dilsaver

The watery ring the bait and float created when they lightly splashed into the protected water at the mouth of the small creek off the North River had spread just a few feet when the bobber unceremoniously disappeared. […]

Stuck in the Middle

Dan Kibler

When he thinks about fishing out of his home port of Murrells Inlet, Terry Grantham of Florence must feel like the guy who ordered a donut at Krispy Kreme and found the center filled with the delicious surgary glaze. […]

Live shrimp fished under a cork have been deadly on redfish and speckled trout.

Live shrimp producing good catches in Hilton Head marshes

Dan Kibler

There’s little in the way of secret strategy this month in the Hilton Head/Beaufort area.
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Speckled trout abound in Little River area

Dan Kibler

Guide Mark Dickson figures that South Carolina fishermen are really reaping the benefits of a couple of recent mild winters. At least Dickson is.
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Gigs actually are selective fishing equipment, Massengill said, because no gig can hurt a small flounder if the gigger is selective in its use.

Core Sound Doubles

Jerry Dilsaver

A light breeze wasn’t enough to blow away a hungry greenhead fly that had attached to my leg, but I was hungry enough to endure its bite long enough to get another mouthful of a juicy burger before swatting the pesky insect. […]