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August 27, 2026

Tarpon migrate into South Carolina waters in the summer, and Georgetown is a hot spot.

Silver kings invade Georgetown waters

Jeff Burleson

While South Carolina’s tarpon fishery may not compare to the Florida Keys, its popularity is increasing every year. […]

Yakima Handroll Kayak Rack

Phillip Gentry

Designed to help you easily get any type of kayak up on your vehicle’s roof, the HandRoll’s rubber rollers provide load assist with grip, stability and protection. The bases pivot to automatically fit the shape of your boat, then lock tight to cradle it while traveling. […]

Braided line is typically used when fishing lipless crankbaits, but often, it’s tied to a 15- to 20-pound fluorocarbon leader.

Tips for targeting reds with lipless baits

Dusty Wilson

While tying on a lipless crankbait and giving it a toss may sound simple enough, a few gear and lure tweaks will help you the most out of your experience. […]

Z-man Pop ShadZ

Phillip Gentry

Constructed of high-floating, 10X Tough ElaZtech™ material, this first-of-its-kind soft-plastic surface popper sports a cupped face that pops, spits and chugs along the surface for maximum fish-calling attraction. […]

The areas around the mouths of the Pamlico, Bay and Neuse rivers fill up with redfish in June.

Trap some Inner Banks reds

Dusty Wilson

In June, the Pamlico, Bay, and Neuse rivers are redfish hotspots for North Carolina anglers. […]

Stephen Fields likes to fish a lipless crankbait on the high end of the tide for redfish.

Rattle up Lowcountry reds

Dusty Wilson

In June, lowcountry fishing guide Capt. Stephen Fields said it’s tough to beat LIVETARGET Rattlebaits for catching aggressive redfish near flooded grass and oyster rakes. […]

Guide Ricky Kellum was catching speckled trout in the New River not long after cold weather killed many specks in other North Carolina waters.

The big chill didn’t kill the trout thrill

Craig Holt

This past January, fisheries biologists and anglers knew bad news was on the horizon for spotted seatrout. […]

Inshore Fishing

June’s best kayak fishing bets

Phillip Gentry

June’s best kayak fishing bets […]

Oyster beds attact plenty of baitfish and crustaceans, plus gamefish like speckled trout, and they also help filter and clean the waters where they’re located.

A cleaner New River means better fishing

Craig Holt

The New River, which courses through Onslow County along North Carolina’s central coast, is considered the state’s best venue to catch a magnum-size spotted seatrout. […]

Inshore Fishing

A good topwater bite

Phillip Gentry

The first specks of sunrise were starting to lighten the night sky as Justin Carter, a member of Hobie Kayaks’ pro staff, and I slipped our plastic boats into the ICW. It was an early June morning, the kind of day when sand gnats had to hurry to get their bites in before the summer winds and heat kicked in. […]