Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 89 of 287

How do slip bobbers work?

Slip-bobber rigs consist of a piece of thread tied into a knot on the fishing line, a glass or plastic bead, then the cork. The knot slides up and down to adjust the depth you’re fishing, the bead keeps the bobber from slipping over the knot and the cork slides freely up and down the line, stopping when it reaches the knot. When using slip bobbers in strong current, you must use enough weight to keep the bait down, otherwise the current will push the slip bobber through the line all the way back to the hook. It may take as much as an ounce when the current is really ripping, so make sure your slip cork is big enough to handle it. […]

Release and ReSpeck

Phillip Gentry

With its headquarters in Ladson, S.C., just a few miles from the saltwater fishing mecca of Charleston, folks at Z-Man Fishing Products understood what the cold-stun kill of speckled trout this past January could mean to local fisheries. […]

Guide Robbie Hall and daughter Lauren ran into this nice red in the marshes around Swansboro.

Hungry marsh reds have plenty of options on central NC coast

Craig Holt

Think about freshwater gamefish that try to eat topwaters, soft-plastic lures and live baits: largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, bream and stripers, to name a few. […]

Slip-bobber rigs do the job

Brian Cope

Slip corks aren’t just for bream fishing. They’re good for saltwater fishing too, even for big fish. […]

The new bag limit on redfish in South Carolina is effective July 1, 2018.

SC Redfish bag limit being reduced July 1

Brian Cope

South Carolina anglers will have new redfish regulations to follow, effective July 1, after Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill that has moved between the house and senate for much of this year. […]

Dalton Reames shows off a slot-sized redfish caught this past weekend in a lowcountry creek.

Inshore fishing is hot along coasts of both Carolinas

Brian Cope

It’s that time of year when just getting on the water and making a few casts can make an angler feel like Midas turning everything to gold. Inshore anglers have been feeling that for the past week or so up and down the coasts of both Carolinas. If you’re not fishing right now, then you’re missing out. […]

It’s hard to beat North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound when it comes to producing great flounder.

Try Carolinas’ Fab Four flounder spots

Jeff Burleson

Flounder are arguably the most-recognizable inshore fish on the east coast. For die-hard anglers, they can be targeted every month of the year in the waters of both Carolinas, from brackish ecosystems to nearshore ocean reefs. […]

Surf City anglers bridge the gap with black, red drum.

Surf City’s salty combo – Red and black drum

Mike Marsh

When most people smack their lips thinking about a recipe for blackened fish, red drum most often spring to mind. But anglers who fish the waters in and around Surf City are as likely to run across of another color. […]

Speckled trout populations across the Carolinas took a huge shot from cold weather in early January, but there’s still hope for some good fishing this year, even if it’s only catch-and-release.

South Carolina has speckled trout questions

Phillip Gentry

Late this past December, the coastal regions of both Carolinas experienced some of the coldest weather in recent years, with water temperatures plummeting into the low 40s. Then, on Jan. 3, a winter ice and snow storm blasted the coast again, complete with snow and ice. […]

Cranka Crab

Carolina Sportsman

Sheepshead fishing is part fun, part frustration, and one of the frustrations comes from the fish’s ability to steal your bait before you know it. The main bait of choice among sheepshead anglers is a live fiddler crab. And catching the crabs, keeping them alive, and constantly rebaiting with them is no fun, and it’s time-consuming. […]