Fishing Hotspots
McClellanville, S.C., is a winter redfish hot spot
The wide-open spaces around McClellanville, S.C., fill up in January — not with boats, but with schools of redfish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Backwater reds give NC anglers plenty to think about
The marshes behind barrier islands from Emerald Isle to Sunset Beach are full of redfish. […]
Fishing Reports
Speckled trout are on fire along Carolina coast
The D.O.A. PT-7 is one of the hottest speckled trout lures along the Carolina coast right now, especially when worked in a “walk-the-dog” pattern. […]
Field Notes
Speckled trout anglers, slow down!
With less and less daylight and cooler water temperatures settling in, slowing down your presentation is often key to catching December speckled trout. […]
Features
Get down deep for winter trout in mountain streams
A large, dark shadow was visible in a bathtub-sized pool. The pool downstream from where I stood had produced several average-sized rainbow trout for quick release. The shadow was in a tiny pool upstream in the middle of a turbulent riffle. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Try shallow water for New Bern stripers
It’s all catch-and-release fishing, but winter striper action on the Neuse and Trent rivers around New Bern, N.C., is still good. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Murrells Inlet speckled trout are keyed in on shrimp
Warm fall has given speckled trout bite around Murrells Inlet a late start. […]
Features
Tips for catching redfish on cloudy winter days
Don’t give up on winter redfish just because the sun isn’t shining. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Gray trout are biting on Little River’s nearshore reefs
December is a great time for catching weakfish along the nearshore reefs out of Little River, S.C. […]
Columns
For big speckled trout, you have to think ‘big’
It takes a big-fish mindset to successfully target big speckled trout. […]