Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 89 of 287

May 6, 2026

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

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. […]

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. […]

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. […]

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. […]

The four major rivers that all meet just upstream from Georgetown, S.C., feature enough brackish water to attract spring redfish.

Georgetown’s rivers can be redfish havens

Jeff Burleson

By May, spring fishing is going full bore inshore and offshore, and that includes fishermen who barely think about anything except redfish. […]

Pick a MirrOlure by size and shape to match baitfish in an area. From top, 14, 17 and 27 sizes.

Match the hatch

Jerry Dilsaver

Guides Lee Parsons and Mark Dickson emphasize choosing lures that are the same body shape, size and color of the dominant forage in an area. Several of the Catch 2000 lures, plus the 52M and MR, TT and MirrOmullet, have the general body shape as a mullet, and all topwater MirrOlures have mullet shapes. […]

You can’t retrieve a MirrOlure too slowly; most strikes come when the bait is not moving.

No need for speed; slow is good

Jerry Dilsaver

Lee Parsons emphasizes that many fishermen fish too fast, especially with stickbaits like MirrOlures. His retrieve includes plenty of twitches and pauses, with current providing most of the forward movement. The idea is not to see how much water can be covered, but to entice fish to strike. […]

Pink lures, like this Yo-Zuri deep diver, are favorites of Atlantic bonito.

Pick a pink lure

Mike Marsh

“An Atlantic bonito doesn’t care about the color of a lure as long as it’s pink,” said Capt. Bruce Trujillo. […]

If you catch a redfish along South Carolina's coast this summer, check closely for a tag, but be sure you're registered for the CCA STAR tournament first!

Catch a tagged redfish, win a Sea Hunt bay boat

Brian Cope

Catching redfish is always fun, but catching a tagged one that wins you a boat would be even better. And it can happen to you this year if you’re fishing in South Carolina waters and you’re registered for the CCA South Carolina Statewide Tournament and Anglers Rodeo (STAR). […]

Lee Parsons said 99.9 percent of the strikes he gets when he’s fishing a MirrOlure is when the lure is not moving.

Make mine a MirrOlure

Jerry Dilsaver

Fish can be caught any number of ways, but MirrOlures hold a special place with a number of saltwater fishermen, especially those who spend time in inshore waters. […]