Featured
Speckled trout biting topwater lures
Speckled trout don’t usually bite topwater lures in January, but they are right now along the coasts of North and South Carolina. […]
Inshore Fishing
Bass Fishing
Redfish will not be stocked in Hyco Lake
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. […]
Fishing Hotspots
It’s redfish time at Hunting Island State Park
Hunting Island State Park’s beach and a big sandbar that runs just offshore offer December fishing options. […]
Fishing
Little River anglers have plenty of winter targets
The ICW around Little River, South Carolina, fills up with stripers as the water cools. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Rock jetty at Cape Lookout cranks up
How to catch fish around the Cape Lookout Rock Jetty in December. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Murrells Inlet trout are stacked up and feeding
How to catch great December speckled trout at Murrells Inlet. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fish that edge
The Northeast Cape Fear joins the Cape Fear River beside the Battleship North Carolina near downtown Wilmington, and the Black River flows into it about 10 miles upstream. The rivers combine to drain much of central North Carolina. There is also the Brunswick River, but it is basically a thoroughfare that branches off the Cape Fear just upriver from Wilmington and rejoins it across from the N.C. State Ports facility. […]
Inshore Fishing
Will hurricanes’ effects on fishing be long-lasting?
The Cape Fear area was hit hard by Hurricane Florence this fall, and then the remnants of Hurricane Michael added plenty of runoff a few weeks later. The full assessment of the damage and how these storms will affect fishing is ongoing, but one positive was that redfish and specks were feeding within weeks. Another is that no fish-consumption advisories have been issued. […]
Sidebars
Don’t avoid black, tannic water
Water color varies greatly along the Carolinas’ coastal front, and the color of the water at the surface doesn’t always equate to unsavory conditions down below, especially when it has a blackish tint or is the color of Earl Grey tea. Tannic waters can offer exceptional conditions for speckled trout, and they often produce some whopper trout.
Features
Cape Fear River is giving up nice mixed bags to anglers
As he pushed away from the boat ramp at the Dram Tree Park in Wilmington, N.C., Rennie Clark’s plan for a chilly, slightly cloudy fall day, was first to target stripers in the Northeast Cape Fear River, then head to the Cape Fear River for trout and red drum. […]