Fishing Hotspots
Lower Cape Fear River bays, creeks fill up with inshore targets
Reds, specks love lower Cape Fear River backwaters in January […]
Inshore Fishing
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N.C. slot limit for ocean striped bass begins Jan. 1
North Carolina anglers will have a slot limit on ocean-caught striped bass beginning Jan 1, 2020. […]
Flounder
Changes likely coming to S.C. flounder regulations
According to recent studies, South Carolina’s flounder population is in decline. Regulation changes for anglers are likely coming. […]
Columns
Look out the ‘window’ for the big trout
Big speckled trout have particular feeding windows. Pinpoint those in your area and you’ll consistently catch larger fish. […]
Features
Cape Lookout Shoals fills up with winter redfish
The Cape Lookout Shoals is the epicenter of great winter fishing for big redfish. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Try Bald Head Island’s marshes for winter redfish
North Carolina’s Bald Head Island is a great winter redfish destination. […]
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. […]
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. […]