Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 90 of 287

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

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. […]

The Cherry Grove estuary just south of the North Carolina/South Carolina border is a great place to start out the spring season catching flounder.

Cherry Grove is first, best spot for spring flounder

Jeff Burleson

Small inlets and estuaries like Cherry Grove are great places for anglers to shake off the winter blues and catch some flounder. […]

The author caught this nice spring sheepshead.

Beaufort sheepshead set to bite

Brian Cope

It’s a tough fish to catch, but the rewards –– both in fun and table fare — are definitely worth wetting a line for sheepshead, and the inshore waters of Beaufort, S.C., are full of these toothy bait stealers. […]

Redfish will pull up on flats and tail on high water, even during the early spring.

Don’t forget the early season flood

Jeff Burleson

Spring can force anglers to break out every trick in the book to get redfish to cooperate, in part because they’re spooky from the heavy winter fishing pressure. […]

Depending on the amount of freshwater in the Cape Fear River and its tributaries, saltwater fish are liable to show up in all kinds of areas.

Tidal, salt, fresh and brackish waters

Jerry Dilsaver

The rivers around Wilmington, N.C., are all tidal and have a significant tide change. The boundary between Coastal and Inland Waters in the Cape Fear is the downriver side of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. […]

Wilmington’s three rivers

Jerry Dilsaver

The area around downtown Wilmington, N.C., is home to three rivers — the Cape Fear, Northeast Cape Fear and Brunswick — plus, the Black River flows into the Cape Fear River about 10 miles upriver. […]

1) Holding the knife at an angle to get the cutting edge under the scales, cut vertically behind the head of the fish to the backbone.

How to clean a sheepshead

Jerald Horst

Sheepshead are a delight on the table. But all too many sportsmen throw them back, shuddering at the thought of cleaning a fish with more spines than a porcupine. […]

Crabs are lethal weapons for anglers targeting Grand Strand reds this month.

Red shell game – Spring breakup of South Carolina redfish schools comes in March

Jeff Burleson

It may not match winter in northern climates, but South Carolina does have a season that’s colder than the rest, and when it arrives, redfish gaggle up by the hundreds into tight groups in headwater creeks in marshes, providing anglers with easy-to-find targets. But as soon as Mother Nature turns up the heat at the approach of spring, the fish appear to scatter and vanish into thin air. […]

Wilmington’s mixed bag

Jerry Dilsaver

Anyone travelling around the Wilmington, N.C., area has got to cross at least one of three rivers — the Cape Fear, Northeast Cape Fear and Brunswick — but because very few boats are visible from the bridges across those rivers, fishing is often under the radar for many, which is a terrible mistake. […]

G. Loomis E6X Inshore Rod Series

Carolina Sportsman

If you’re looking for a new weapon of choice to target redfish and speckled trout this spring, the G. Loomis E6X Inshore Rod Series fills the bill and then some. […]