Inshore Fishing Archives - Page 97 of 287

May 6, 2026

Guide Noah Lynk won a battle with this bull redfish off Cape Lookout last fall.

‘Lookout’ for big bull redfish

By October, most inshore saltwater species will have moved through the inlets along North Carolina’s northern coast and into the ocean, especially after the water begins to cool. […]

Jim Barkowski was fishing out of Southport when he caught this 9.6-pound flounder.

Southport angler decks 9.6-pound flounder

Jerry Dilsaver

Jim Barkowski and Bob Paloncy have been enjoying good fishing around Southport, N.C. this summer, and Barkowski added an exclamation point when he boated a 9.6 pound flatfish on Sept. 13 in deeper water than they’d been fishing all summer. […]

David Schmidt and the Get Bent land-based shark-fishing team caught this 12-foot-3 tiger shark from the beach at Topsail Island.

Holly Ridge angler catches 12-foot tiger shark from the beach

Dusty Wilson

Shark Week? That’s too confining. David Schmidt of Holly Ridge, N.C. and the Get Bent land-based shark-fishing team celebrate big sharks from late August through October, because that’s when they’re showing up off the beach of Topsail Island. […]

Mike Norris caught this 11-pound, 3-ounce flounder in the Carolina Beach area, and weighed it at Island Tackle and Hardware.

Carolina Beach angler catches 11+ pound flounder

Jerry Dilsaver

Mike Norris of Carolina Beach weighed in his second double digit flounder of 2017 earlier this month. The fish weighed 11 pounds, 3 ounces, surpassing the 10-pound, 14-ounce flatfish he caught on July 26. Both fish were 28 inches long, and they both had girths of 23 inches. […]

Sharp hooks will improve performance of topwater baits

Mike Marsh

Guide Rennie Clark uses a topwater walk-the-dog lure as a search-bait. Floating above cover like oyster beds, an angler with one tied on can cover a lot of water in short order. […]

Rig a crab bait by breaking the crab in pieces and hooking it through a solid part of the shell.

When fish get crabby, go with a crab

Mike Marsh

A blue crab can turn on gamefish when other baits are not producing strikes, but many anglers overlook using them. Many fishermen are aware that these crustaceans make excellent bait for red and black drum, they also attract speckled trout, flounder and other game fish. […]

The clear waters around Wrightsville Beach make for great sight-fishing opportunities for redfish.

Wrightsville Beach’s diverse redfish opportunities

Phillip Gentry

Of the great fishing destinations along the North Carolina coast, Wrightsville Beach — at the end of I-40 and US 74 — is probably the easiest to get to and has the most different targets waiting for anglers: rock jetties, marshes, bays and plenty of protected area behind the barrier islands. […]

Glenn Finley said the marshes of Georgetown are very similar to what redfish anglers see in south Louisiana.

Georgetown’s waters are top drawer for redfish

Phillip Gentry

According to redfish tournament champ Glenn Finley, the vast expanses of marsh, creeks, bays and sounds around Georgetown, S.C., are the closest match he has seen to the popular redfish meccas of south Louisiana. […]

Team Low Country Wildlife shows the payoff of shrimp baiting LCW style.

Top four tips for shrimp baiting

Brian Cope

As Hurricane Irma was occupying many people’s minds, Stacy Atkinson with Team Low Country Wildlife and a couple of his friends had shrimp on their brains this past Saturday. It was opening day of shrimp baiting season, and they weren’t going to miss it. It didn’t take them long to get their limit. […]

BOTE won Best in Show at ICAST for its Rover paddleboard that is rigged to accept a small outboard motor.

The hits keep on coming

Phillip Gentry

The annual International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades show, aka ICAST, is the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. Manufacturers flock to the annual convention, the 2017 show having been held in mid-July in Orlando, Fla. […]