Features
For speckled trout, the heat is on
It’s a common myth that the summer sun and heat puts a stop to the speckled trout bite in the Sneads Ferry area. But it’s just that — a myth. […]
Inshore Fishing
Columns
LiveTarget’s Scaled Sardine Twitchbait
A veteran saltwater fishing guide out of Sarasota, Florida, has an artificial bait that looks so much like the real thing, it’s irresistible to speckled trout, redfish and snook in the shallow waters he fishes along the coast. […]
Flounder
Count to three to ID gulf flounder
Of the three flounder species that inhabit waters off the North Carolina coast — summer southern and Gulf — the Gulf flounder is the least plentiful. […]
Flounder
Oyster toadfish: ugly, but a tasty summer reef dweller
The oyster toadfish is a common catch for anglers who fish the nearshore ledges and reefs for flounder, gray trout and other species. They will hit spoons and jigs but are more likely to strike live and cut baits. […]
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Red hot, red hot redfish
With deer season cranking up in South Carolina’s Lowcountry in mid-August, many outdoorsmen are trading in their fishing rods for a shot at a velvet buck, but for those who stay on the water, they’re in for some hot redfish action that many anglers overlook. […]
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Grand Strand flounder are biting in cooler waters just off the beach
Grand Strand anglers will find better quality flounder just off the beaches where the fish hang out due to the cooler water temperatures. […]
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Tarpon invade Cape Fear for a midsummer run
North Carolina’s Cape Fear is unique in several ways, among them, it’s the only place in the Tarheel State where a large river, the Cape Fear, flows directly to the ocean. Second, it features several species that are incidental catches at most other places, including tarpon, which arrive each summer and have a devoted local following. […]
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Summer heat means hot redfish bite in Swansboro
Red drum don’t react to August’s steamy heat by swimming through inlets to reach the ocean’s deeper, cooler waters.
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How to fish a ruined inshore creek
The hurricanes and flooding of recent years have drastically changed the physical makeup of many inshore creeks throughout the Carolinas. But the fishing is still great for anglers who know how to adapt. […]
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Angler catches tagged redfish worth $43,000 Sea Hunt/Yamaha boat package
While enjoying the Palmetto State coast on vacation, an angler from Ohio was fishing with Capt. Jay Baisch of Fishful Thinking Guide Service in Murrells Inlet, SC. The crew was having a good day of fun and fishing when a 20 inch redfish was brought to the boat. […]