Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 92 of 287

May 6, 2026

The marshes around Georgetown, S.C., are full of nice redfish in big schools through the winter.

Track down some Georgetown reds

For most of the year, anglers comb South Carolina’s creeks, bays and shallow marshes for redfish, aka spot-tail bass. […]

There’s no bigger factor than the weather when it comes to winter trout fishing in North Carolina’s inshore waters.

Full frontal assault – Winter speckled trout fishing is a full-frontal assault in North Carolina waters

Mike Marsh

Allen Jernigan launched his 18-foot tunnel-hull skiff and pointed the bow into the channel of a coastal river. The wind was calm, the water slick. Within minutes, he turned out of the main channel and headed into a shallow bay. […]

For winter Carolina reds, let your kayak takes you to the right spots.

Cold yaks, hot reds

Jerry Dilsaver

Approaching the mouth of a creek, Noah Lynk warned a handful of kayakers that the water would be shallow, that they might bump bottom a time or two, and that they would have to wade back across it when the left — but he was certain the fishing would be worth it. […]

Guide Joe Ward shows off a nice striper caught in the Neuse River around New Bern.

New Bern stripers: a bridge that’s not too far

Craig Holt

Anglers can catch plenty of stripers around New Bern during February. Try these tips to catch your share. […]

Guide Jeff Wolfe looks for winter redfish in the shallow, warmer bays east of the Cape Fear River upstream from Bald Head Island.

Cape Fear bays are red spots

Jerry Dilsaver

Anglers can catch a variety of inshore fish during February in the creeks and bays east of the mouth of the Cape Fear River. […]

Winter weather doesn’t bother black drum too much, especially in the ICW near Little River, S.C.

Paint Little River black, as in drum

Jeff Burleson

During the dead of winter, anglers can expect a strong inshore bite, specifically in the section of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway around Little River, just a few yards south of the North Carolina-South Carolina border. […]

Capt. Jeff Cronk of Swansboro has found dead trout from the recent extreme weather in several creeks near Swansboro.

N.C. sea trout closure is justified, says NCDMF trout biologist

Jerry Dilsaver

A fisheries biologist with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries expects to receive reports of cold-stun kills of speckled trout and other species through the end of January, and he thinks it will be several months before the “full effect” of the early January weather event is understood. […]