Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 80 of 287

July 12, 2026

Guide Stu Calder shows off a Cape Fear River striped bass.

Wilmington is a January hot spot for stripers

Striped bass are abundant and very willing to bite around the inshore waters near Wilmington in January and throughout the winter months. […]

Pawleys Island specks stay active, biting in winter months

Jeff Burleson

While the fall run typically peaks around Thanksgiving, anglers in Pawleys Island, S.C., get to keep picking at specks all winter. […]

Guide Shane Flannigan of Charleston, S.C., can usually catch several fish out of a winter school of reds before they spook.

Go to school on lowcountry redfish

Brian Cope

Winter is a great time to catch schooling redfish in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, especially since fewer anglers are on the water and the bait-thieving trash fish have also headed offshore for the next several months. […]

A no-possession limit on stripers is being proposed for some N.C. waterways.

NCDMF seeking opinions on striper fishing proposal

Brian Cope

The NCDMF is seeking public comments about a proposed law that would temporarily restrict anglers from keeping striped bass in certain rivers along the coast of North Carolina. […]

Speckled trout biting topwater lures

Brian Cope

Speckled trout don’t usually bite topwater lures in January, but they are right now along the coasts of North and South Carolina. […]

NCWRC hoped redfish could thin Hyco's tilapia population.

Redfish will not be stocked in Hyco Lake

Craig Holt

The NCWRC hoped to stock redfish a/k/a red drum, in Hyco Lake to help control the population of tilapia, but their studies determined redfish would not survive due to the quality of water hardness in the reservoir. […]