Fishing Hotspots
Pawleys Island specks stay active, biting in winter months
While the fall run typically peaks around Thanksgiving, anglers in Pawleys Island, S.C., get to keep picking at specks all winter. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Go to school on lowcountry redfish
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. […]
Featured
NCDMF seeking opinions on striper fishing proposal
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]